After watching Olympic swimming, Max was inspired to join the swim team. To prepare for his first swim meet, he found the Olympic practice program on the internet and began to follow it. He found that it took him much longer than expected to complete all the different practice exercises and he was not able to do well in any event at the first meet. What was the most likely cause of Max's performance?

A. He did not evaluate his current swimming abilities and adjust the program to meet his needs.

B. He did not put in as much time practicing as he thought he did.

C. He is a slow swimmer and should consider another sport.

D. He needs to research a different Olympic swimming workout.