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The Dakota Pool Shark
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009A teenager who trains by herself with a personal coach and trainer in the Canadian border town of Minot, N.D., is considered the fastest-rising star in U.S. swimming. Used to driving around snowbanks to get to solo practice sessions, Dagney Knutson, 17, swam a time in the 200-meter individual medley last January in a junior swimming event that would have won her fifth place at the Beijing Olympics. She is seeking a spot on the U.S. team that will compete at this summer’s world championships in Rome. “I don’t have any limits,” Knutson says.
