{"id":440111,"date":"2020-07-16T09:57:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T16:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=440111"},"modified":"2020-07-16T10:21:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T17:21:34","slug":"world-champion-ariana-kukors-smith-announces-first-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-champion-ariana-kukors-smith-announces-first-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"World Champion Ariana Kukors Smith Announces First Pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olympian and world champion swimmer Ariana Kukors Smith<\/strong> has announced she is pregnant with a baby boy.<\/p>\n

Kukors Smith, who was a 2012 Olympian and the 2009 World 200m medley champion, and her husband Matthew Smith<\/strong> made the announcement on social media on Thursday.<\/p>\n

“This is 33 weeks pregnant… Willard in my arms ? , mask on (neck for the pic ?), baby BOY growing in my belly ? It has certainly been a powerful few weeks\/months\/years – a time for deep reflection, tremendous pain, soul searching and answer seeking, a time to listen, to learn, to slow down and soak in the things that are truly important. I am so grateful for the people in my life who have taught me so much and I know will be a powerful force in our family\u2019s life – I am in awe of the ways in which they will help shape our baby boy as he grows. Soaking in every last second of this time with my incredible husband as we anxiously await our little mans arrival… due September 1!”<\/span><\/p>\n

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A post shared by Ariana Smith (Kukors) (@arianakukors)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n