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Old Aug 2, 2012 | 9:30 pm
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Originally Posted by tom911
I don't know about the current Olympics, but for every international competition I've been to with the Coughlins, starting with Pan Pacs in Sydney in 1999, US swimmers have always departed the U.S. on United.
I think the relationship with UA goes back a long time.

Back in 1988, I was flying out of SFO on Eastern, which at that time shared T3 with United. As I approached my gate, I noticed a commotion at a nearby United gate, with a big crowd, television cameras, etc. Turns out it was Brian Boitano, returning from his gold medal winning performance at the Calgary Winter Games.
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