Saturday, July 7, 2012

Breeja Larson my niece going to the Olympics!

My dear sweet niece Breeja Larson qualified to be an olympian! Her race it the 100m breaststroke in swimming. She took 1st place in the olympic trials. I can't seem to copy/paste any pictures from online, so here are some great links to learning about her:

The following link is the qualifying trials race:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0ncdwkeog8&feature=plcp

This is the interview after she won:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0sA26iM6Cs&feature=plcp

This is a highlight of her with her coach after she won:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-BmznfPmvU&feature=youtu.be

This is a great article of her from ESPN:
http://espn.go.com/blog/olympics/post/_/id/2798/say-hello-to-breeja-larson

This is an interview of her and her dad by Ch. 12 after she won:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6siwFMzzxuM&feature=plcp

This is of her receiving the first place medal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTC6A2IDN1Y&feature=share

This is her being interviewed by Yahoo.com news:
http://news.yahoo.com/video/sports-15749645/who-is-breeja-larson-29821046.html

This is a great summary of Breeja and her family:
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/olympics/articles/2012/07/03/20120703breeja-larson-family-headed-olympics.html

AND, this is the interview by ch 12 news of my sister's family and my mom is there too!
http://www.azcentral.com/video/1721240411001

Here is an excellent "Bio" on Breeja Larson on MormonOlympians.org. This gives a very excellent summary of Breeja Larson's road to the Olympics. ENJOY!!!
http://mormonolympians.org/2012-london-olympics/breeja-larson-mormon-olympian

On the London 2012 Olympic Website, It looks like the Women's 100 Meter Breaststroke will be July 29th and July 30th.http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-100m-breaststroke/index.html

The Exciting Women's 100 Medley Relay race, which Breeja will also be swimming in, will be August 3rd and August 4th!http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-4x100m-medley-relay/index.html

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