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Sarasota Swimmer Emma Weyant Wins Bronze At Paris Summer Olympics
University of FL swimmer Emma Weyant, who is from Sarasota, won a bronze medal at the Paris Summer Olympics.
PARIS, FRANCE — Sarasota swimmer Emma Weyant took home the bronze medal in the women’s 400-meter individual medley for the United States Monday at the Paris Summer Olympics.
She finished with a time of 4:34.93.
American swimmer Katie Grimes won the silver medal in Monday’s race, while Canadian Summer McIntosh won the gold.
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The 22-year-old, who swims for the University of Florida, previously won a silver medal in the same race, which features the butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle, at the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2021.
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Weyant was the top seed going into Monday’s race after winning the 400-meter individual medley heats and beating Grimes by .97 seconds, KTSM said.
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