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Olympic spotlight: Denver's Emma Weber makes Olympic debut

By John Frank,

6 hours ago

The much-hyped Olympic swimming competitions will feature Denver's Emma Weber in the breaststroke.

State of play: This is the 20-year-old's first Olympics but not her first moment in the spotlight. Weber was the state champion in the 100-meter breaststroke and 200-meter individual medley at Regis Jesuit High School and helped lead the University of Virginia to a national championship this March.

She finished second in the U.S. Olympic trials just behind reigning Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby and ahead of world-record holder Lilly King.
Weber didn't expect to qualify and instead bought spectator tickets to cheer on her college teammates, her mother told reporters .

Fun fact: Her great-grandmother, Louise Weigel, competed in the 1932 and 1936 Olympics as a figure skater.

What to watch: The first 100-meter breaststroke heats air at 3am Sunday on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com. The final is Monday.

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