NEW AT 6:00, WHERE HE WAS
FIGHTING AND HOW HE WAS
IDENTIFIED IDENTIFIED.
>> MOVED INTO THE BRONZE MEDAL
POSITION. >> CHEERS OF SCHEMES AND JOY AS
>> CHEERS OF SCHEMES AND JOY AS
ANNIE RAZOR RACES THROUGH.
>> Kimberly: FRIENDS AND FAMILY
WATCHED HER COMPETE IN HER FIRST
OLYMPIC RACE. >> Devin: THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH
>> Devin: THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH
TO LET OUR CAMERAS BE THERE, AND
THE ENERGY IN THE ROOM AND THE
OBVIOUS LOVE FOR THEIR SWIMMER
OVERFLOWING AS SHE SWAM TO A BRONZE MEDAL.
BRONZE MEDAL.
JUST WATCH.
[APPLAUSE].
NERVOUS, EXCITED.
>> TRY NOT TO PASS OUT. >> ANNIE LAZOR’S MOM STACEY AND
>> ANNIE LAZOR’S MOM STACEY AND
BROTHERS DEVIN AND NATE,
SIGNATURE AROUND WITH LOVED ONES
WAITING ANXIOUSLY FOR ANNIE’S TURN TO SWIM.
TURN TO SWIM.
>> WE WANT TO TO SEE WHERE SHE
IS AND TAKE IT IN.
>> SHE’S A WINNER.
>> SHE’S AN OLYMPIAN.
>> [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> THEN THEY SEE HERMENT BUT
THE ROOM GREW SILENT AS ANNIE
SHARED WITH THE WORLD THE LOSS OF HER DAD DAVE SUDDENLY THIS
OF HER DAD DAVE SUDDENLY THIS
PAST APRIL AND TEAMMATE LILI
KING SHOWED UP FOR HER.
>> MY DAD PASSED AWAY TWO MONTHS AGO, AND SHE DROVE UP FIVE HOURS
AGO, AND SHE DROVE UP FIVE HOURS
FOR MY DAD’S VISITATION AND WHEN
SHE WAS TALKING TO MY MOM, SHE
PROMISED MY MOM THAT SHE WAS
GOING TO DO EVERYTHING IT TOOK TO PUT ME ON THE TEAM.
TO PUT ME ON THE TEAM.
>> BUT THE TEARS QUICKLY TURNED
BACK INTO CHEERS AS IT GOT
CLOSER TO RACE TIME AND SEEING ANNIE UP ON THE BLOCKS FOR THE
ANNIE UP ON THE BLOCKS FOR THE
200 METER BREAST STROKE.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THEN THE MOMENT EVERYONE WAS
WAITING FOR.
>> TAKE YOUR MARKS. >> COME ON, BABY.
>> COME ON, BABY.
>> KEEP AN EYE ON THE
16-YEAR-OLD IN LANE FIVE.
>> GO, ANNIE, GO, COME ON, BABY,
GO.
>> AND ANNIE LAZOR IN LANE THREE IN THE FIFTH POSITION IS GOING
IN THE FIFTH POSITION IS GOING
TO HAVE TO TURN IT ON, BUT SHE’S
GOT THE CAPABILITY TO DO IT. LAZOR HAS MOVED INTO THE BRONZE
LAZOR HAS MOVED INTO THE BRONZE
MEDAL POSITION.
[CHEERS]
>> AND IN LANE THREE, AND
BRONZE MEDAL TERRITORY AND HERE
COMES THE TEENAGER FROM RUSSIA, THE 16-YEAR-OLD IS PUSHING LAZOR
THE 16-YEAR-OLD IS PUSHING LAZOR
FOR THE BRONZE AND FOR SOUTH
AFRICA AND LILI KING IS PUSHING TO THE WALL FOR SILVER, ANNIE
TO THE WALL FOR SILVER, ANNIE
LAZOR GETS THE BRONZE. [CHEERS]
.
>> Devin: A BRONZE MEDAL FOR
ANNIE LAZOR.
HER FAMILY OVERCOME WITH PRIDE
AND JOY. >> IT’S BEEN A LONG YEAR AND
>> IT’S BEEN A LONG YEAR AND
LONG FEW MONTHS AND TO SEE THE
SMILE ON HER FIRST THE END OF
THE RACE IS EVERYTHING.
>> SHE’S THE STRONGEST PERSON WE
KNOW.
>> I DON’T KNOW HOW TO PUT IT BETTER THAN THAT.
BETTER THAN THAT.
>> I CAN’T PUT IT INTO WORDS AND
HOW SHE’S GONE THROUGH
EVERYTHING IN THE PAST FEW YEARS
AND ACCOMPLISHED THIS AND IT’S
BEEN AMAZING AND I JUST COULD NOT BE PROUDER OF THE YOUNG
NOT BE PROUDER OF THE YOUNG
WOMAN THAT SHE IS REALLY.
>> Kimberly: I’M TRYING NOT TO
START CRYING.
YOU’RE CRYING.
I’M NOT CRYING, YOU’RE CRYING.
>> Devin: WE’RE BOTH CRYING.
IT’S GREAT. IT’S WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT.
IT’S WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT.
ANNIE’S FAMILY, SO GRATEFUL TO
EVERYONE FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS
TO THEIR █NEIGHBORS AND CHURCH
COMMUNITY AND FORMER SWIM COACHES.
EVERYBODY HAS BEEN THERE TO SHOW
THEIR SMART.
>> Kimberly: INCLUDING HER FORMER SWIM CLUB.
FORMER SWIM CLUB.
>> (CHEERS).
>> Kimberly: THIS IS THE WATCH
PARTY AND WATCHED AND CHEERED ANNIE AND RAISED $1100 IN
ANNIE AND RAISED $1100 IN
T-SHIRT SALES FOR THE SALVATION
ARMY IN HONOR OF ANNIE’S DAD.