Lia Neal

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Rosters Announced for 2017 USA vs. College Challenge

Full Name:	Lia Neal
Born:	February 13th, 1995
	Brooklyn, N.Y.
Nationality:	United States of America
Status:	Active

Lia Neal Early Swimming Lia Neal was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 13, 1995. She is of African-American and Chinese-American descent -- Neal's father, Rome, is African-American and her mother, Siu, is Chinese-American. Thanks to her mother, Neal is fluent in Cantonese. Neal began swimming at the age of 6 and two years later, she joined New York City's Asphalt Green Swim Team and was soon awarded a Swim for the Future scholarship. The Swim for the Future scholarship was started in 2001 in memory of Asphalt Green masters swimmers Doug Irgang and Andrew Fisher who tragically died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. According to Asphalt Green's website, the scholarship has allowed the New York City-based swim team to become the most diverse team in the United States. As the second African-American female to make a US Olympic swim team, Lia is committed to bringing more diversity to the sport. She is part of USA Swimming's Make a Splash initiative, inspiring kids to swim via Swim Brooklyn. College swimming As one of the most coveted high school recruits, Neal chose to make the cross-country move to swim for Stanford University. Coach Greg Meehan dedicated the success the Stanford women's team had starting in 2014, in …

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