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DC Native Katie Ledecky Sets Huge World Record, US Record At Swimming World Cup
U.S. Olympian swimmer and Washington D.C. native Katie Ledecky has broken yet another world record, this time, by nearly 10 seconds at the Swimming World Cup in Toronto over the weekend, according to multiple reports.
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Ledecky, 25, broke the world record for the 1,500 short course freestyle, clocking in at 15 minutes and 8 seconds, breaking the previous record of 15 minutes and 18 seconds set by Germany's Sarah Wellbrock in 2019. Ledecky finished her race 40 seconds fasteā¦
Anne Arundel's Marc Rawlinson, 51, Was Loving Dad With Contagious Warmth
Marc Allen Rawlinson, of Odenton, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, Dec. 14, after a valiant one-year battle against appendix cancer, his obituary says.
Rawlinson was part of a military family, and lived in many places including Germany and Texas, but had been a resident of Maryland since he was eight years old, according to the obit.
Rawlinson graduated from Meade High School in 1988 and at 19, began working forĀ Iron Mountain -- a job he passionately held for 31 years.
The Broad Creek Alumni Association announced Rawlinson's death on Facebook, quoting LouĀ Carloni:
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