CONWAY — Meghan Skidmore returns from London as one of the fastest triathletes in the world following her outstanding performance at the World Triathlon Championships.
Her hard work and dedication to training this past year garnered a 14th place finish in her age group (25-29 years old) and status as the first USA woman out of 10 in her age group on Sept. 13. The Intervale resident finished 93rd out of 765 women in the overall standings in the championships which were held Sept. 12-16.
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