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Know Any Olympians in Hercules?

With anticipation building for the Olympic games starting July 27 in London, we'd like to acknowledge any possible Olympic athletes in Hercules. If you know of any who don't mind being identified, please let us know.

If you read the front-page articles Sunday in the San Francisco Chronicle, you know that the first woman ever to be named head coach of the U.S. Olympic women's swim team is a West Contra Costa resident.

As anticipation builds for the 2012 summer Olympics beginning July 27 in London, Patch would like to highlight the Olympic athletes, both past and present, who live or work in Hercules.

If you are a local Olympian or know of any, we'd like to know in the comments or via email at laila.kearney@patch.com.

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