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U.S. Olympian Sheila Taormina Visits Chelsea
The four-time Olympian will speak in Chelsea as part of Aberdeen Bike & Outdoor's 'Cabin Fever' event series on Jan. 30.
Aberdeen Bike and Outdoors in Chelsea will host four-time Olympian Sheila Taormina during a special presentation on Wednesday.
Taormina, a Livonia native, will be at Aberdeen's, located at 1101 Main St., at 6:30 p.m. to discuss her new book on swim technique, Swim Speed Secrets.
Taormina is the only woman to appear in four consecutive Olympiads in three different events – swimming (1996), triathlon (2000, 2004), and modern pentathlon (2008).
“It’s a honor to have four-time Olympian and world champion triathlete Sheila Taormina come to our store and speak,” said Aberdeen Bike & Outdoors owner Mike Casey. “Over the years I have had a chance to get to know her, and she is such a down-to-earth person with endless inspiration and information.”
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Taormina is a collegiate All-America swimmer from the University of Georgia, and she earned an MBA before qualifying for her first Olympics in 1996.
“It’ll be very informative for all swimmers and triathletes, as well as people that just want hear a great speaker,” Casey said.
For more information, call 734-475-8203.
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