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MICHAEL HICKSON FROM IU SO WEHAVE LOCAL TIES.>> WE HAVE GREAT TALENT AND TIESHERE IN INDIANA.

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OUR TEAM IS STRONG AND EXCITEDABOUT THE CONNECTION AND IT ISSOMETHING BECAUSE WE'VE GOT --YOU DIDN'T EVEN MENTION THE

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SILVER MEDALIST FROM THE AREAAND WE HAVE THREE OR FOUR OTHERSTHAT HAD A CHANCE TO NOT ONLYMAKE THE TEAM BUT METAL AND OF

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COURSE, ONE OF OUR MOST HONOREDATHLETES IN OLYMPIC HISTORY.>> ANOTHER POTENTIALLY GREATSTORY LAURA WILKINSON GOLD

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MEDALS BACK IN 2000 MAKING ACOMEBACK.>> WITH FOUR CHILDREN AND AT THEAGE OF 42.

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AS I UNDERSTAND I'VE NOT SEEN ITYET BUT DIVING LIKE A HOUSE ONFIRE SO INCREDIBLE STORY ANDWONDERFUL SPIRIT.

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SHE IS A GREAT AMBASSADOR OF OURSPORTS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TOWHAT SHE WILL DO THIS WEEK.>> A FORMER ALL-AMERICAN AT THE

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN YOU WEREIN THE PRIVATE SECTOR BEFORE YOUDECIDED TO COME TO USA DIVING.TALK ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY AND

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YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WHAT YOU'VEACCOMPLISHED WITH USA DIVING.>> THANKS FOR ASKING.I DISAPPEARED FROM THE DIVING

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WORLD FOR A LONG TIME GRADUATEDAND IT WAS A TIME IN MY LIFEWHEN I WANTED TO GO OUT ANDACHIEVE THINGS ON MY OWN OUTSIDE

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OF THE SPORT AND IN MY WORLD IWENT AND DID THINGS IN THEOPPORTUNITY CAME ABOUT I COULDCOME BACK TO THE SPORT AND I

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WORKED TO DEVELOP AND WE WENTTHROUGH A ROUGH PATCH WE HAD OURMOMENT WHERE IT WAS DIFFICULTAND NOW WE ARE ON THE REBOUND

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AND I FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHERE WEARE AFTER THE DIFFICULT TIME WEHAD.>> LET'S TALK ABOUT SAFETY AND

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PROTOCOLS WITH ABOUT ONE MINUTELEFT.ONCE YOU GET TO TOKYO, VERYOBVIOUSLY A DYNAMIC SITUATION

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AND I SAW THE OTHER DAY THEAUSTRALIAN SOFTBALL TEAM HASARRIVED, BUT HOW ARE YOUHANDLING THAT AS AN

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ORGANIZATION?I'M SURE YOU ARE WORKING WITHTHE UNITED STATES COMMITTEECOMMITTEE.

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>> THE WORLD CUP WAS IN JAPANAND IT DOUBLED AS A QUALIFIER,SO WE SECURED SOME POTS AT THATWORLD CUP EVENT AND WE KNOW WHAT

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THEY'RE PROTOCOLS ARE SO THECOACHES ATHLETES AND MEDICALSTAFF HAVE BEEN THROUGH THAT ANDWE WILL CONTINUE THAT SAME EXACT

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PROTOCOL HERE IN INDIANAPOLIS SOWE CAN CARRY FORWARD WHEN WE GOBACK TO JAPAN HEARING -- HERE INABOUT SIX WEEKS.

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>> DIVING ONE OF THE PREMIEROLYMPIC SPORTS AND ALWAYS HASGREAT TELEVISION RATINGS AND WECERTAINLY WISH YOU AND THE TEAM

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YOU'RE ABOUT TO SELECT ALL THEBEST IN THE NEXT MONTH IN TOKYO.THANKS FOR BEING ON THE PROGRAM.>> THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING MEON.