How Teen Sprint Sensation Josh Liendo Prepped to Become a World Champion

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Josh Liendo was an Olympian at 18 and now at 19 is a world champion. He not only won gold as a part of the mixed 4×50 free relay in Abu Dhabi, but also earned double individual bronze in the 50 & 100 free. Liendo discusses growing up in Trinidad, moving to Canada as a teen, and becoming invested in swimming by chasing age group records.

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Nonrevhoofan
2 years ago

Well-spoken young man. Curious to know whether he is still in school, or whether he has turned professional.

Ghost
2 years ago

Excellent insight into his background and into how they train in the HPC. Glad he gave a shoutout to his home coach, Murray Drudge, who passed away last year at way too young!

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