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This is a story about the Olympics,
and what it takes to get there.

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It begins here on the island of Maui

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at the Hawaiian Commercial
and Sugar Company Plantation at Puʻunēnē.

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This is a story about swimming
and world-class swimmers

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who began their careers
before they even had a swimming pool,

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and it’s a story about old Hawaiʻi
and a plantation lifestyle

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which no longer exists.

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It’s a tribute to a man,
Coach Soichi Sakamoto,

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and those remarkable young swimmers
whose dedication to their motto,

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‘Olympics first and Olympics always,’
carried them to greatness.

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This is a story about the Olympics
and what it takes to get there.

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It begins here on the island of Maui
at the Hawaiian…