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Olympic diver scubas with troubled teens

by theGrio | July 26, 2011 at 2:19 PM
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Olympic diver Sara Hildebrand got a lesson from teenagers in trouble with the law. Hildebrand partnered with Team USA and BP as part of a program that serves 9,000 teens in the juvenile justice system in nine states.

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And last week she dove into Biscayne Bay with 17-year-old Clarence, something the teen never thought he’d be doing. The two went scuba diving. “It’s a whole other world,” he said about his venture under the sea.

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The teen, from Gonzales, La., got into trouble when he pushed a teacher in class. He got kicked out of school, but AMIkids gave him a second chance.

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