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Swimmer From Westchester Wins Medal At Olympics Swimmer From Westchester Wins Medal At Olympics
Swimmer From Westchester Wins Medal At Olympics A former high school swimming standout in the Hudson Valley can add a new accomplishment to her resume after earning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Early on Wednesday, July 28 in Tokyo, the 19-year-old Kate Douglass, a Westchester native who starred for Pelham High School, won the bronze medal in the 200-meter individual medley, behind Japan’s You Ohashi and her teammate at the University of Virginia, Alex Walsh. In earning the bronze medal and a spot on the podium, Douglass posted a personal best time in the pool with a 2:09.04 finish. Her time was less than .50 seconds behind Walsh’s fin…

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by Zak Failla
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These Hudson Valley Athletes Will Be Competing At Olympics These Hudson Valley Athletes Will Be Competing At Olympics
These Hudson Valley Athletes Will Be Competing At Olympics Some of the Hudson Valley's top athletes will be wearing the red, white, and blue in Tokyo as they represent the country at the upcoming summer Olympic Games in Japan. The summer games will include more than two dozen athletes from New York - featuring a group of prominent players from the Hudson Valley - who are looking to etch their marks in history with an Olympic medal. Athletes from the region set to compete for medals are: Patrick Kilvehan, age 31, of West Nyack, who will be making his Olympic debut after playing baseball and football at Rutgers University before being drafted by t…

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Westchester Swimmer To Compete Against Gold Medalists At National Championship Westchester Swimmer To Compete Against Gold Medalists At National Championship
Westchester Swimmer To Compete Against Gold Medalists At National Championship One of Westchester finest student-athletes is taking her talents to California, where she will compete in the pool as a member the USA Swimming National Junior Team against some of America's best. Pelham Memorial High School senior Kate Douglass, a member of the Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club, was one of 35 women chosen to join the national team, which is scheduled to compete at the National Championships in Irvine, California next month. In her most recent competition, Douglass took third place in the Women’s 200-meter Individual Medley - the same race she will run at the National Championship…

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by Zak Failla