Bronze Medalist: Glenview's Smoliga Helps Swim Team Win

Glenview IL

28 July, 2021

2:47 PM

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TOKYO — Though she didn't swim in the finals of the women's swimming 400-meter freestyle relay Saturday at the Tokoy Olympics, Glenview native Olivia Smoliga was an important reason why the United States won a bronze meal in the event. Smoliga swam for Team USA during the qualifying rounds of the competition at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, but was not selected for the final by her coach, Greg Meehan. Instead, teammate Simone Manuel replaced Smoliga. Nonetheless, the Glenbrook South High School graduate earned a medal, the second of her Olympic career. Smoliga, 26, won a gold medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics when she swam in the preliminary heat of the same event in Rio de Janerio. #MondayMotivation x @OliviaSmoliga: Behind every great swimmer are triumphs AND failures that got them here. pic.twitter.com/ezIBuDyXnS— USA Swimming (@USASwimming) July 27, 2021