'I'm multicultural, queer, a lot of minorities': Erica Sullivan wins silver at first-ever women’s 1500m freestyle

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Japanese American swimmer Erica Sullivan has made history after winning second place in the first-ever women’s 1,500-meter freestyle on Tuesday at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Big win: Sullivan, 20, finished the 1,500-meter freestyle in 15:41.41, 4.07 seconds behind gold medal winner and fellow Team USA member, Katie Ledecky, according to USA Today. Sullivan, whose mother is a Japanese citizen living in the U.S., said it’s “so cool” and “awesome” to go on the podium and receive the silver medal in Japan "as an Asian American" and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, TODAY reported.

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