Olivia Smoliga, Glenbrook South High School, first woman under 22 second in the 50 yard freestyle (21.99), seen above at the 2012 US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha. (Photo Credit Tim Binning, the swim pictures)
Olivia Smoliga, Glenbrook South High School (first woman under 22 second in the 50 yard freestyle with a 21.99), seen above in the 100 backstroke at the 2012 US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha. (Photo Credit Tim Binning, the swim pictures)
Olivia Smoliga, Glenbrook South High School (first woman under 22 second in the 50 yard freestyle with a 21.99), at the 2012 US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha. (Photo Credit Tim Binning, the swim pictures)
Olivia Smoliga, Glenbrook South High School (first woman under 22 second in the 50 yard freestyle with a 21.99), at the 2012 US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha. (Photo Credit Tim Binning, the swim pictures)
Olivia Smoliga, Glenbrook South High School (first woman under 22 second in the 50 yard freestyle with a 21.99), at the 2012 US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha. (Photo Credit Tim Binning, the swim pictures)
Olivia Smoliga, Glenbrook South High School (first woman under 22 second in the 50 yard freestyle with a 21.99), at the 2012 US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha. (Photo Credit Tim Binning, the swim pictures)
MEL STEWART Jr., aka Gold Medal Mel, won three Olympic medals at the 1992 Olympic Games. Mel's best event was the 200 butterfly. He is a former World, American, and NCAA Record holder in the 200 butterfly.
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Just a comment that she wasn’t the first woman under 22 seconds in the 50, she was first to do it in high school