Olympics 2021 swimmer Nicole Frank is living out her grandmother's dream in Tokyo
Nicole Frank will compete for Uruguay in the 200-meter individual medley at the Tokyo Olympics -- and fulfill her grandmother's dream.
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My grandma made it.
That thought was 81 years in the making.
Frank's grandmother, Angelika Rädche, qualified to swim for Germany at the 1940 Helsinki Olympics -- incidentally, rescheduled from Tokyo -- in the 400- and 800-meter freestyle events. Rädche, who was Uruguayan, lived in Germany at the time.
Then, just a few days later, World War II broke out. The Olympics were canceled.