Lucas: Born and Bred - The Long Way Back

Posted Jul 11, 2024
UNC's best individual medal hope at the Paris 2024 Olympics was discovered at a hair salon. Aranza Vazquez was just a four-year-old in La Paz, Mexico, when she was spotted by her future coach. Vazquez’s aunt had a hair salon where Aranza would sometimes pass the afternoons. On one of those days, she was spotted by diving coach Yuniesky Hernandez. (Rams Club)

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