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Lia Neal, TWO-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST, Food lover, Swimmer, traveler

 

LIA MARIA NEAL

2x OLYMPIC MEDALIST

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If you’re ever going through tough times, just remember Pitbull’s been there, done that
I like the way you groove ✨
No I’m not lucky, I’m blessed 🙏🏾 yes
Grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the Major R. Owen’s Health & Wellness Community Center in my home borough of Brooklyn, New York. . I love love love how this community center is providing access and resources to the arts and to
Just thinking about the lengthiness of a journey compared to the single fleeting moment that is the destination. Might as well enjoy yourself and pick up a thing or two along the way 🌸 . 📸: @grace_carlson95

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Lia Neal and Jacob Pebley co-founded Swimmers for Change.
Powered by over 30 US Olympic, Paralympic and National Team swimmers to raise awareness and funds for charities supporting anti-racism and racial equity.

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Swimming

I once said at the age of nine that I wanted to make the 2012 Olympics and be the first African American and Chinese swimmer to win an Olympic Gold Medal, setting some pretty high expectations for myself.

But I ended up meeting most of those goals when I made my first Olympic team in London 2012 -- winning a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 freestyle relay, becoming the first African American woman to swim in an Olympic Final. Four years later, I won a silver medal in the same event in the Rio 2016 Olympics becoming the first African American woman to swim in multiple Olympic games.  

 
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Did You Know?

· Each day, 10 people drown in the United States.

· 70% of African American children, 60% of Latino children, and 40% of Caucasian children have low or no swimming ability.

· Participation in formal swimming lessons can reduce the likelihood of childhood drowning by 88%.

There are many learn-to-swim programs across the country that provide free or reduced cost swim lessons for kids.

CLICK HERE to Learn more about these programs