{"id":298135,"date":"2019-04-24T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=298135"},"modified":"2019-04-24T06:00:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:00:21","slug":"inaugural-micronesian-swimming-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/inaugural-micronesian-swimming-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Micronesian Swimming Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-298135 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/inaugural-micronesian-swimming-championships\/swim1-4\/'>swim1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-298136'>\n\t\t\t\tCNMI swimmers pose with their gold medals in the over 13\u2019s 200m freestyle relay event during the awards ceremony 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