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Recovery is going really well, just won&#8217;t be able be at Nationals this week. I can&#8217;t wait to watch everyone crush.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olivia-smoliga-focused-on-learning-giving-back-in-her-comeback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smoliga<\/a> has moved to Frisco, Texas, to swim with Texas Ford Aquatics with <strong>Coley Stickels<\/strong>. She has started a swim academy and a podcast.<\/p>\n<p>She is still aiming for LA 28.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy goal is to go all the way with it \u2013 to fall in love with everything I do, celebrating the process and the progress,\u201d Smoliga told<em> Swimming World<\/em> earlier this year. \u201cI know the way I will get to my other goals is through who I will become. 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