Reece Whitley, the future of U.S. swimming, is 6 feet 9, 17 years old and African-American
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The question comes up whenever someone meets Reece Whitley for the first time. Whitley is too polite to respond with the classic teenage show of disdain: the eye roll. But inside? Inside, his eyeballs are on the other side of their sockets.
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Reece Whitley, the future of U.S. swimming, is 6 feet 9, 17 years old and African-American
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The Future of U.S. Olympic Swimming Is Slated to be a Black 17-Year-Old National Record Holder