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Stories about residents from Basking Ridge and the Somerset Hills who are involved with preparing for or attending the Olympics this year.Although he may not have qualified for the Olympics summer games when he participated in the trials in Omaha in late June, local swimmer Bradley Wachenfeld, just graduated from Ridge High School, says he's like to try again in four years. In the meantime, Wachenfeld hasn't gotten out of the pool for long. This summer, he and his sister, Amanda, who also was a swimmer on the Ridge team, both are part of the coaching staff for the summer teams at Pleasant Valley pool. On Tuesday, Wachenfeld said that coaching swimmers who are younger than eight, all the way through the 15-18 team, can sometimes…