Before Olympic swimmer Conor Dwyer heads to Rio de Janeiro next month, his mother Jeanne Dwyer talks about teaching him to swim in her parents’ pool. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) https://youtu.be/dcRrZrDKS84
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Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, was selected as Team USA’s flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games, the United States Olympic Committee announced today. The Opening Ceremony will be held Aug. 5 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Phelps, who is the first American male swimmer to qualify for a fifth Olympic Games, was chosen by a vote of fellow Team USA members. Phelps made history at the Beijing Games in 2008 when he won gold medals in eight events and added to his legacy in 2012 when he became…