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Parkway South's Lexi Cook claims two Class 2 titles, earns swimmer of the year nod

By Greg Uptain | Special to the Post-Dispatch
Feb 21, 2025
Feb 21, 2025
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Parkway South's Alexis Cook swims the 200-yard freestyle during the Class 2 girls state swimming championship, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters. Michael Gulledge, Special to the Post-Dispatch
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By Greg Uptain | Special to the Post-Dispatch

ST. PETERS — Not even some outstanding Parkway South swimmers over the past few years did what Lexi Cook did Friday morning.

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