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Fitness Week in Review for Week Ending May 31

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Love these end of the week reviews where we can see what articles we talked about this week and catch you up on articles you may have missed. Is May really over? Can you imagine it? Let’s take a good look at what we did this week. Focus on the Olympics Our Focus on the Olympics series continued with looks at Ian Crocker, Eric Vendt, Jessica Hardy, Kate Ziegler, Brendan Hansen, Larsen Jensen, Margaret Hoelzer, Aaron Perisol, Jason Lezak, Ryan Lochte and Chip Peterson. If you haven’t had a chance to check out these athletes, they are definitely worth reading … Continue reading →

Focus on the Olympics: Larsen Jensen (2008 Swimming Hopeful)

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Welcome to our Focus on the Olympics articles that introduces you to our Olympic athletes and hopefuls that will be competing in Beijing this summer. Larsen, a 2004 Olympic silver medalist, calls his dad the most influential person in his life because of his toughness and integrity. Meet Larsen Jensen Larsen Jensen is the son of Alan and Barbara Jensen, almond farmers in Bakersfield, California. His mother, Barbara, was a competitive swimmer and his younger sister Lindsey is a diver. He graduated from Mission Viejo High School in 2003. In May 2007, Jensen graduated from the University of Southern California … Continue reading →

Focus on the Olympics: Jessica Hardy (2008 Swimming Hopeful)

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Welcome to our Focus on the Olympics articles that introduces you to our Olympic athletes and hopefuls that will be competing in Beijing this summer. Jessica is a great girl who may be relatively new to the world of competitive swimming, but she comes by it honestly: her mother was a swimmer, too. Meet Jessica Hardy Jessica Hardy is the daughter of George Hardy, a chemical engineer, and Denise Robinson, a clinical social worker who was a former swimmer at Indiana State University. She has a younger sister, Amanda, who swims and plays water polo. Her grandfather, John Tourtellot, was … Continue reading →