Sister makes ultimate sacrifice so her sibling can make it to Paris with the US Olympic team

One sister made nan eventual sacrifice truthful that her related could spell to nan Paris Olympics pinch nan USA rowing team.

Kelsey and Erin Reelick some hoped to beryllium portion of nan squad this summer, and were group to compete for nan last spot successful action campy - earlier Erin pulled out.

Neither of nan sisters person ever gone to nan Olympics, though aft Kelsey participated successful nan past 2 world championships - while Erin spent much than 2 years distant from nan athletics - nan second felt that her related was much deserving.

'I still deliberation it's nan correct decision,' Erin told CT Insider. 'I'm truthful excited for her. I deliberation it's a dream we some had. I deliberation astatine nan extremity of nan time our parents get to spell and position and support 1 of us, and I deliberation that's unthinkable and that's what I'm happy about.

Erin reportedly besides told Kelsey: 'You've been moving astatine this for much years than I have. You should return this and spell triumph a [damn] medal.'

The sisters (Kelsey is 32, and Erin is 30) are described arsenic being incredibly adjacent and came done nan younker ranks together, later winning Ivy League championships astatine Princeton successful college.

Kelsey past took a three-year break from nan athletics aft college, while Erin yet participated successful nan 2018 and 2019 world championships.

It's Kelsey, though, that will beryllium going to Paris, and she intelligibly has mixed feelings astir that.

'It was very difficult and is still difficult to beryllium super-happy and excited astir maine going to nan Olympics pinch nan heartbreak that is my very deserving and awesome sister not going to nan Olympics,' Kelsey said.

She added, 'Every erstwhile successful a while I'll deliberation astir really I sewage present and I'll consciousness regret and I'll consciousness sadness, and I deliberation it's ever going to beryllium successful my mind,' Kelsey said. 'It's ever going to beryllium benignant of nan asterisk adjacent to this acquisition for me.' 

Erin added that she feels 'guilty' astatine times for 'ruin[ing' nan acquisition for Kelsey and their parents.

Erin will not beryllium attending nan Olympics.

Women's rowing events will statesman connected July 27.