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“IT’S NICE TO SEE THE HAPPY PUPPY DOGS RUNNING AROUND WHEN EVERYTHING IS SO INTENSE AND EVERYONE’S SO SERIOUS. THE DOGS ARE VERY HAPPY ALL THE TIME. IT MAKES ME CALM.”

Swimmer Kacey Oberlander at the U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha. According to the Associated Press, USA Swimming, in an effort to ease the anxiety accompanying a major meet, partnered with Domesti-PUPS, a non-profit organization based in Lincoln, Neb., to provide four-legged companions for the athletes lounge at Century Link Center.