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Former Olympian Continues Pursuit of 2016 Dreams

The U.S. Swimming Team Olympic Trials are being held through Sunday in Omaha, Nebraska (Photo credit: Ian Echlin)
The U.S. Swimming Team Olympic Trials are being held through Sunday in Omaha, Nebraska (Photo credit: Ian Echlin)

At the U.S. Olympic Swimming trials in Omaha today (THUR), Shannon Vreeland of Overland Park qualified for the women’s 200-meter freestyle semifinal. Vreeland was an Olympic gold medalist at the London 2012 Games, but has struggled with shoulder issues in the last year. Kansas Public Radio’s Greg Echlin reports. 


The 200-meter freestyle semifinal competition takes place tonight (THUR).  ​Another area swimmer, 17-year-old Michael Andrew of Lawrence, also qualified for tonight's (THUR) men's 200-meter individual medley semifinal. 

 

Greg Echlin is the sports reporter for KPR and KCUR. Ever since he set foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, Greg Echlin began a love affair with the world of sports. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, he worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas. He moved to Kansas City in 1984 and has been there since covering sports. Through the years, he has covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games. With his high metabolism rate, Greg is able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when he's not running around on the sports scene. He loves desserts, even making them. Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.