For swimmer Kathleen Baker, 19, road to Olympics ran between Winston-Salem, Charlotte

Posted Jul 8, 2016
At 19, Kathleen Baker stands as the youngest member of SwimMAC Carolina to make the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swim Team. The Winston-Salem native qualified second in the women’s 100 backstroke Tuesday at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Omaha, Neb., swimming her personal-best time at exactly the right moment. (Charlotte Observer)

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