Full Text of HR0285 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Leah Hayes on being named | 4 | | 2018 SportsKid of the Year by Sports Illustrated Kids; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leah Hayes began swimming at the age of eight; she | 6 | | won her first state title at age nine in the 50-meter | 7 | | breaststroke; at the age of ten, she set five national age | 8 | | group (NAG) records over two meets; she owns six national | 9 | | age-group records, two of which she set this year; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, At the Illinois Long Course Age Group | 11 | | Championships, Leah Hayes broke the 200-meter freestyle NAG for | 12 | | ages ten and under by more than a second; a day later, she took | 13 | | the 50 free record; the next week, at the Central Mega Zone 14 & | 14 | | Under Championships, she set marks in the 100-meter | 15 | | freestyle, 50-meter breaststroke, and 200-meter individual | 16 | | medley (IM); the latter record had stood for 13 years; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In August, at a USA Swimming Futures Championship, | 18 | | Leah Hayes competed in a field that included 20 and 21-year-old | 19 | | collegiate swimmers, and she won the 200-meter IM; her next | 20 | | goal is the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo; two months after the Games, | 21 | | she will turn 15; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Leah Hayes competes with respect; she | 2 | | congratulates each swimmer after a race and gives trophies or | 3 | | ribbons to friends and fellow competitors; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, There was a time when Leah Hayes was not so | 5 | | confident; when she was six, she began losing her hair and was | 6 | | diagnosed with alopecia universalis; after struggling with its | 7 | | effects for several years, she now embraces her look and uses | 8 | | her success in the pool to spread the message, "Don't let | 9 | | anything hold you back"; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Leah Hayes lives in Sugar Grove, where she enjoys | 11 | | spending time with her friends and binge-watching Netflix; she | 12 | | is a devoted patron of Chipotle; her ability to win races makes | 13 | | her a great swimmer; her ability to do it with grace and | 14 | | positivity makes her a great role model; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we congratulate Leah Hayes on being named 2018 SportsKid of the | 18 | | Year by Sports Illustrated Kids and wish her success in all of | 19 | | her future endeavors; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Leah Hayes as an expression of our esteem and | 22 | | respect.
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