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Meredith King won the girls' 200-Yard Freestyle and 500-Yard Freestyle events at the KHSAA Swimming and Diving State Championships for girls' state champion duPont Manual last month. Plus, she was on Manual's winning 200-Yard and 400-Yard Freestyle Relay teams. In celebration of her wins and the team's fifth consecutive state title, we asked Meredith, her mom, June, and her coach, Gary Webb, to be our Triple Play for this month.
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Webb has been Meredith's coach at Manual for all four years of her career and he has known her through Lakeside, where he coaches and she swims year-round. He says Meredith is an elite athlete who drives herself to achieve her winning times in distance events. "She is very self disciplined and self-motivated. To swim distances you have to want to do it—no one can make you."
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Meredith King
duPont Manual Swimming
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June King
Meredith's Mom
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Gary Webb
duPont Manual Swim Coach
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What do you eat for breakfast?
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Special K
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Cereal
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Power bar
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Your favorite food
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Anything chocolate
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Macaroni and cheese
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Pizza
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Your favorite movie
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"Stick-it"
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"Stick-it"
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"Twilight"
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Your favorite subject in school
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Math
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Math
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Language Arts
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How do you get psyched for a meet?
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Listen to pump-up music
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Listens to music or talks to friends
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Internalization and visualization
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Your favorite swim event
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200 Free
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200 Free
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Individual Medley-she's good at everything
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Your biggest challenge in swimming
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Overthinking; getting too nervous
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Having confidence in her ability
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Staying motivated-the distance grinds you
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What does your coach say about you?
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"She leads by example"
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"She works hard and is easy to get along with"
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She's a hard worker and dependable.
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What did you do to celebrate your team's state win last month?
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The girls team had lunch at Lynn's Paradise Cafe
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They went to Lynn's Paradise Cafe
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Went out to lunch
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What do you like to do when you are not swimming?
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Relax and hang out with friends.
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Hang out with friends and nap
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Hang out with friends
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7 Right. Great, Mom! |
2 Right. But great insights, Coach! |
