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May 30, 2023, 9:24 PM +07 By Claretta Bellamy When Cullen Jones nearly drowned at age 5 on a Dorney Park water ride in Pennsylvania, it changed his life forever. The event prompted Jones’ parents to sign him up for swimming lessons, a decision, he said, that not only allowed him to conquer his fear of the Official michael Wacha Flocka Flame MLBPA T-shirt In addition,I will do this water but presented opportunities in competitive swimming — even the Olympics. “I’ve had quite a few people over the years come up to me with different reasons as to why they’re afraid of the water,” Jones said. “And I completely empathize because that was me. I was afraid of the water, to try to get back into the water, let alone to actually try to swim competitively. I found the love at about 8 years old when I saw my first swim meet and looked at my mom and said, ‘This is what I want to do.’” Cullen Jones during the medal ceremony at the Summer Olympic Games in London on Aug. 3, 2012. Al Bello / Getty Images file Jones’ swimming career holds many successes, including becoming the first Black
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