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U.S. Olympic champion helps UEL take the plunge with new swimming partnership in Newham
Monday 19 September 2011
A highly-decorated member of the U.S. Olympic Team paid a special visit to UEL's Stratford Campus Thursday night to help mark the launch of an exciting new swimming initiative in Newham.
Rebecca Soni, a U.S. breaststroke swimmer and three-time Olympic medallist, arrived onto the international scene at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, where she won two silver medals and one gold medal.
Speaking to a captivated audience of UEL students and children from Sarah Bonnell School and Newham Swimming Club, Soni spoke of the challenges she faced in becoming an Olympic champion and how she manages her gruelling training schedule in the build-up to major events.
During the event, the elite swimmer shared her excitement of the prospect of using the brand new, state-of-the-art SportsDock facility at UEL's Docklands Campus during the London 2012 Games and commented about how this will make a big difference to athletes' performances.
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