Olympians weren't always the big, strong, athletic machines that they are now. Abby Wambach wasn't born knowing how to score a goal. Even Michael Phelps probably wore a pair of floaties when he first got in the pool.

Which means the future superstars are in our midst. With the 2012 Summer Olympics about to officially kick off in London, we asked the HuffPost Parents community for photos of their little swimmers, runners, soccer players, high jumpers.... The adorable results are compiled in a slideshow below that we'll be adding to all throughout the games. Because everyone has to start somewhere.

Check out the cuteness below, then click "add a slide" to send us a picture of your contenders.

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  • Adam

  • Benji

  • Zara

  • Luq

  • Nate

  • Regan

  • Charlie

  • Emmy

  • Zoe

  • Dylan

  • Pierce

  • Alice

  • William

  • Raegan

  • Aston

  • Kate

  • Joey

  • Luke

  • Braylon

  • Zadie

  • Patrick

  • Renny

  • Noah

  • Leah

  • Luke

  • Jacob

  • Dominic

  • Cate

  • Raina

  • Maxwell

  • Byron

  • Julia

  • Evan

  • Brandon

  • Kellen

  • NYC kids training with Manchester United First Team Coach Rene Meulensteen!

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/SuperSoccerNY"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/twitter_profile_img/3648424.png" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/SuperSoccerNY">SuperSoccerNY</a>:<br />NYC soccer players training with Manchester United First Team Coach, Rene Meulensteen. Future Olympians!

  • 5 Year Old Grace Dives In!

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/nkleinfeldt"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/684368591/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/nkleinfeldt">nkleinfeldt</a>:<br />Grace Kleinfeldt, 5 years old, of Huntington Woods, Michigan dives off the blocks!

  • Julia

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/kaitieries03"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/aol_profile_img/3650142.png" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/kaitieries03">kaitieries03</a>:<br />

  • Jack

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/kaitieries03"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/aol_profile_img/3650142.png" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/kaitieries03">kaitieries03</a>:<br />

  • Joey

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/kaitieries03"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/aol_profile_img/3650142.png" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/kaitieries03">kaitieries03</a>:<br />

  • Future Olympic Track Star

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/maryannemc"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/aol_profile_img/3660112.png" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/maryannemc">maryannemc</a>:<br />

  • Future Basketball Olympian

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/hp_blogger_Qasim Rashid"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/contributors/qasim-rashid/headshot.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/hp_blogger_Qasim Rashid">HuffPost Blogger Qasim Rashid</a>:<br />Hassan: Starting Point Guard Team USA 2028

  • Golden Contender

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/lesphel"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.huffpost.com/images/profile/user_placeholder.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/lesphel">lesphel</a>:<br />Gwen

  • Michael

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/AnneMarie_Turley_Burns"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/554353658/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/AnneMarie_Turley_Burns">AnneMarie Turley Burns</a>:<br />

  • Sam

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/AnneMarie_Turley_Burns"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://graph.facebook.com/554353658/picture?type=square" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/AnneMarie_Turley_Burns">AnneMarie Turley Burns</a>:<br />

  • Eva

  • Finn

  • Claire

  • Sifiso