When did Miss Green become a swimming star?

M: Congratulations on breaking the records at the recent Olympics, Miss Green !
W: Thank you, Mr Parker.
M: Oh, look at those trophies! You became a swimming star at the age of fifteen, didn' t you?
W: Yeah, you' re right.
M: Could you tell me something about your plans for the future?
W: To tell you the truth, I' m going to give up swimming from now on.
M: I beg your pardon?
W: I mean I' d rather not swim at all. I' m too old to...
M: Excuse me, if I' m not wrong, you' re only twenty now. Is it too old at twenty?
W: Yes, too old for a swimmer. If I swim in an international competition,I'll hardly be able to win.
M: But... er... don' t you enjoy swimming?
W: Certainly, and I enjoy visiting other countries, and the Olympics are very exciting. However, I missed more important things. I had to work very hard at swimming. There was training before school, after school,and at weekends. While other girls were growing up, I was swimming, swimming. But life isn' t merely swimming, is it?