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This is a story about the Olympics
and those world class swimmers

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who came from Puʻunēnē
and the airplanes--

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[Chris Conybeare practicing lines]
This is a story about the Olympics

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and what it takes to get there.

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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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It’s a story about swimming
and world class swimmers

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who began their swimming careers
without even a swimming pool.

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It’s a story about Hawaiʻi
and a plantation lifestyle

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which no longer exists,

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and it’s a tribute to a man,
Coach Soichi Sakamoto,

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and those remarkable young swimmers
whose dedication to a motto,

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‘Olympics first…’