Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Tara Kirk -- Silver Medalist in Swimming (Relay) -- Aims for 2008 Beijing Games

King 5 News reported today on a speech given to Bremerton (Washington) High School students by Tara Kirk, who won a silver medal in the 2004 Olympics.

Kirk, age 25, competed in the Athens Olympics alongside her sister, another world-class swimmer. Kirk swims professionally now and plans to return to the Olympics next year.

Her advice to the students:

"You'll never how much you might be able to accomplish and how much you'll be able to change the world if you don't try."

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