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Powers thrilled for opportunity to swim in Olympic Trials
North Hall rising junior will compete in 50-meter freestyle
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Rising North Hall junior Paul Powers is headed to the Olympic Trials in the 50 freestyle next week on Omaha, Nebraska. - photo by Scott Rogers | The Times
Paul Powers is still a little overwhelmed. How else is a 16-year old supposed to react to overcoming the odds as one of the youngest swimmers and making it to the Olympic Trials in the 50-meter freestyle? “Making the Olympic Trials is definitely a wow moment,” said Powers, a rising junior at North Hall.
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