Staff report Union swimmer Maddie Brinkman claimed Team Kentucky’s first swimming medal of the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games yesterday, and it came oh-so-close to being a gold in the competition taking place at host University of Minnesota. Brinkman led her heat of the 100-yard backstroke with just five yards to go and appeared to have touched first, but Minnesota’s Sydney Sexton snuck in just a tenth of a second before her for the gold. Maddi…
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