{"id":317739,"date":"2018-07-11T07:00:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=317739"},"modified":"2018-07-10T09:33:45","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T16:33:45","slug":"4-hometown-elite-athlete-friendships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-hometown-elite-athlete-friendships\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Hometown Elite Athlete Friendships"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Kate Walter,\u00a0Swimming World Intern.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing fans love to see more than two of their favorite athletes posing together for an Instagram photo. On the rare occasion when Olympic swimmers emerge from the pool to socialize, some of them have found time to hang out and even form friendships with athletes in other sports from their hometowns. From having a selfie photo shoot to attending games together, it’s always exciting to keep up with the adventures of hometown athlete heroes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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