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Christopher Nichol left the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles with a pair of silver medals after his second-place finish in the 200-meter backstroke.
Nichol, who trains at the Leaning Tower YMCA in Niles and graduated from Notre Dame College Prep in 2014, finished in 3 minutes, 37.41 seconds in Division M1 on Friday, July 31.
Five days earlier, he placed second (1:44.13) in the 100 back.
Nichol also earned a fifth-place ribbon for his part on the U.S. 4×50 freestyle relay team that finished in 2:54.55 in Division M3. In addition, the Chicago resident received a participation ribbon in the 100 butterfly.
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