Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Special Olympics

The Special Olympics has more than 200 programs in 180-plus countries. In this photo, Olympian Michael Phelps explains swimming techniques to Special Olympics athletes.
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The Special Olympics has more than 200 programs in 180-plus countries. In this photo, Olympian Michael Phelps explains swimming techniques to Special Olympics athletes at the 2007 World Summer Games, held in Shanghai exactly one year before the Beijing Summer Games.

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