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Inaugural Micronesian Swimming Championships

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CNMI swimmers pose with their gold medals in the over 13’s 200m freestyle relay event during the awards ceremony for the Inaugural Micronesian Swimming Championships held early this month in Palau.

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CNMI swimmers pose with their gold medals in the over 13’s 200m freestyle relay event during the awards ceremony for the Inaugural Micronesian Swimming Championships held early this month in Palau.

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Swimming Center Tsunami Saipan coach Hiro Kimura facilitates his swimmers warm-up drills.

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The CNMI’s Aika Watanabe, center, leads the podium finishers in the 50m butterfly event.

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The CNMI’s Nelson Batallones is all smiles after winning the 200m butterfly race.

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The CNMI’s Joseph Zhang, second left, is greeted by a Palau swimmer after making it to the finals of the 100m breaststroke event.

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Asaka Litulumar, right, joins Pohnpei’s Kestra Kihleng, center, and the Marshall Islands’ Kayla Hepler after getting the silver in the 100m butterfly race.

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The CNMI’s Kean Pajarillaga, second left, at the starting block of the 200m freestyle event.

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The CNMI’s Juhn Tenorio, right, poses with Palau’s Noel Keane, center, and Jericho Maido after winning the bronze medal in the 100m individual medley race.