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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Anna Peplowski on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of being selected for the U.S. Women's National Swim | ||||||
| 5 | Team to compete in the 2023 World Aquatics Championships; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The 2023 World Aquatics Championships will be | ||||||
| 7 | held at Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan from July 14 to | ||||||
| 8 | July 30, 2023; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Anna Peplowski is a native of Germantown Hills; | ||||||
| 10 | she is the daughter of Doug and Leslie Peplowski, and she is | ||||||
| 11 | the sibling of three sisters, Noelle, Ella, and Eva, and one | ||||||
| 12 | brother, Jake; she is a graduate of Metamora Township High | ||||||
| 13 | School, where she was a member of the girls swimming and diving | ||||||
| 14 | team; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, During her high school swim career, Anna | ||||||
| 16 | Peplowski was named to the All-State first team in four events | ||||||
| 17 | during her senior season, was the 100-yard freestyle state | ||||||
| 18 | champion in Illinois, set three state records in Illinois, and | ||||||
| 19 | was the school record holder in the 50-yard, 100-yard, and | ||||||
| 20 | 200-yard freestyle events, the 100-yard backstroke, and a pair | ||||||
| 21 | of relay events; she was also a qualifier for the 2020 Olympic | ||||||
| 22 | Trials, and she was named the 2020-21 Journal Star Area | ||||||
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| 1 | Swimmer of the Year and 2020-21 Tri-County Female Athlete of | ||||||
| 2 | the Year; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Anna Peplowski is currently a member of the | ||||||
| 4 | women's swimming and diving team at Indiana University; during | ||||||
| 5 | the 2021-22 season, she was named a two-time All-American, the | ||||||
| 6 | 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and to the second-team of | ||||||
| 7 | the All-Big Ten; during the 2022-23 season, she medaled in all | ||||||
| 8 | seven events in which she competed, set the program record in | ||||||
| 9 | the 200-yard free title, was named the 2023 Big Ten Swimmer of | ||||||
| 10 | the Championships and to the first-team of the All-Big Ten, | ||||||
| 11 | and placed in three Big Ten events, the 200-yard individual | ||||||
| 12 | freestyle, the 200-yard individual backstroke, and the | ||||||
| 13 | 800-yard free relay; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, Anna | ||||||
| 15 | Peplowski will serve as second alternate for the 200-yard | ||||||
| 16 | relay event and has been assigned to swim in the | ||||||
| 17 | preliminaries; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Anna Peplowski will be entering her junior year | ||||||
| 19 | at Indiana University this fall; therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 21 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 22 | we congratulate Anna Peplowski on being selected for the U.S. | ||||||
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| 1 | Women's National Swim Team to compete in the 2023 World | ||||||
| 2 | Aquatics Championships; and be it further
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| 3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to Anna Peplowski as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 5 | respect.
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