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He won three gold medals and two silver medals during his Olympic career.\u00a0<strong>Melissa Belote Ripley<\/strong> was a U.S. Olympian in 1972 and 1976, winning three gold medals during her career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rick Colella<\/strong> won a bronze medal and made Olympic teams in 1972 and 1976 while <strong>Dave Wharton<\/strong> was a two-time Olympian in 1988 and 1992, winning a silver medal. <strong>Ashley Whitney<\/strong> won a gold in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usms.org\/events\/national-championships\/pool-national-championships\/2022-pool-national-championships\/2022-spring-national-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Info<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/masters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Masters Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most recently,<strong> Josh Preno<\/strong>t won a silver medal in at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n<p>Northside ISD Swim Center Aquatics Director <strong>Kristin Libardoni<\/strong> was pleased to see the return of the meet to San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We enjoyed hosting this event in 2015 and cannot wait to have everyone back on the blocks,\u201d Libardoni said. \u201cWe have more deck space than most pools, your choice of indoor or outdoor warm-ups, plenty of locker room and shower space, and, of course, the Southern hospitality\u00a0that we always bring to the table. 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