Tag: swimming career achievements
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Discover Maritza McClendon, the first Black woman to join the U.S. Olympic Swim Team. Her journey from overcoming scoliosis to winning a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics inspires water safety and diversity in swimming.
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