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Harper Creek sophomore Ella Laupp broke a 38-year-old school record in the 500-yard freestyle.

The previous record was set in 1987 by Lindy Maroney, a foreign-exchange student from Australia.

After high school, Maroney became a world-renowned distance swimmer, including a solo swim across the English Channel.

BATTLE CREEK - When you break the oldest school record on the board, you have to wonder a couple things.

Who was the person that had that record before? Where are they now?

Harper Creek sophomore swimmer Ella Laupp set the school record for the 500-yard freestyle in recent weeks, breaking the 1987 record by Lindy Maroney.

"To see a record like that hang around for so many years and to break it and do something someone hasn't done for that many years, it's a

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