Kansas City Gold

By Brian Ellison,

Published July 6, 2016 at 4:37 PM CDT

An exit interview with Olympic gold medalist Shannon Vreeland, a swimmer from Overland Park, Kansas, just days after her career ended at the swimming trials in Omaha. We discuss how Kansas Citians make it from their initial training in local pools and gyms all the way to the Olympics,.

Guests:

Shannon Vreeland, world champion swimmer
Greg Echlin, KCUR's sports reporter

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