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Among the burglars to Congress: A former Olympic medalist, with a coat of the swimming team
Clyt Keller, who won two medals with the U.S. team in Athens and Beijing, was documented in the riots in Washington.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 14:47
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Claire in action, with the team coat (Photo: screenshot, from Julio Rosas' Twitter)
Clyt Keller, a former Olympic swimmer, was documented as one of the rioters who broke into the Congress building in Washington last week.
As you may recall, thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump went through the security circles, demonstrated outside the hall and even tried to break in while confronting the security forces.
One of them was the 38-year-old Keller, who according to the videos even wore the coat of the American swimming team to the Olympic Games in a break-in.
Keller was part of the U.S. Olympic team in 2000, 2004 and 2008 in the 200-man relay. In 2004 in Athens he helped the U.S. win gold, and was highly regarded for his tackle against Australian Ian Thorpe who swam alongside him.
He also has two bronze medals and one silver medal in his resume.
He was also part of a team that twice broke national records.
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No response or denial was given on behalf of the swimming association, but according to many of Keller's coaches and teammates - they clearly recognize him from the videos from the big riots.
He is currently working as a real estate agent. In the past, he said he experienced a crisis after retiring from swimming and moving to "regular" jobs in real life. He and his wife divorced, he suffered financial crises, and lost the right to meet his children for four years.
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