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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sixteen-year-old Michelle Cabassol of Montgomery |
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took another step toward her Olympic dreams by winning her first |
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senior international medal in diving on May 2, 2009, at the FINA |
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Canada Cup in Montreal; and |
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WHEREAS, This gifted athlete claimed the bronze medal in |
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women's platform diving at the event, scoring 328.85 total points |
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for her dives; just one week earlier, she had won two national |
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titles at the Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships in |
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida; in that competition, she scored a |
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personal best of 378.60 points to claim first place in the women's |
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platform competition, and she teamed with Kaylea Arnett to win the |
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duo's second consecutive national title in the 10-meter synchro |
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event; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Phillipe and Joelle Cabassol, Ms. |
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Cabassol was born in Bedford; she started diving when she was five |
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years old and also participated in gymnastics during her youth; now |
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a sophomore at Montgomery High School, she is coached by Bob Gunter |
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and trains at The Woodlands Diving Academy; her previous triumphs |
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include back-to-back 4A state titles in diving in 2008 and 2009, and |
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she has been named Girls Diver of the Year for two years in a row by |
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The Houston Chronicle; and |
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WHEREAS, Michelle Cabassol's string of major victories |
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represents the fruit of countless hours of hard work, and her |
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admirable determination and commitment to excellence have allowed |
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her to compete at the highest level of her sport; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Michelle Cabassol on her |
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outstanding achievements in the sport of diving and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Cabassol as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |