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Updated: Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009, 10:40 AM EST
Published : Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009, 10:37 AM EST

  • Mary Abraham

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI/AP) - Olympic swimmer Elizabeth Beisel says she is leaving her hometown of North Kingstown next fall to attend the University of Florida.

The 17-year-old raced in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

She finished fourth in the 200-meter individual medley and fifth in the 200-meter backstroke .

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