Making a splash (outside of the pool)

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Scott Fowler | Charlotte Observer

Charlotte resident Jeremy Knowles will swim three events in the Beijing Olympics, then return home Aug.24.

On the morning of Aug. 25, he starts his new career as a fourth-grade teacher.

Don't you love that? I do.

Knowles will swim the butterfly in Beijing, then instruct kids about butterflies back home. He goes from a Speedo to khakis. From checking workout times to checking classroom attendance. Just before he left for Asia, Knowles was busy decorating his new classroom at Hickory Grove Baptist Christian School in Charlotte. Read the complete story at charlotteobserver.com

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