17 year-old swimmer Lia Neal won a bronze medal as a member of the US 4×100-meter freestyle relay team on Saturday night!

This is Lia’s first Olympics.

From NewsOne:

“Neal, who is half African-American and half Chinese, is the second woman of African-American descent to make the U.S. Olympic swim team.

She’ll be starting her senior year in high school in the fall.”

Congratulations Lia!

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