[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 133 (Monday, August 17, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E791-E792]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING VIVIAN SALERNO ON BEING CROWNED AN AAU JUNIOR OLYMPIC 
                                CHAMPION

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                           HON. LLOYD SMUCKER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, August 17, 2026

  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor and congratulate Vivian 
Salerno on being crowned an AAU Junior Olympic Champion and setting a 
new 800-meter record.
  Vivian ran a time of 2:06:54 at the Junior Olympics in Des Moines, 
Iowa, on August 5, 2026, which earned her first place in the 800-

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meter race in the 17- and 18-year-old girls division. She also set a 
Junior Olympic record, beating the previous record by 0.7 seconds. Her 
personal record of 2:06.33 is three seconds faster than any competitor 
in Lancaster-Lebanon League history. She is the first individual 
national champion from the Lancaster City Track and Field Club.
  Vivian, who is a junior at McCaskey High School in Lancaster, 
Pennsylvania, has won many other titles. She was a gold medalist at the 
Pennsylvania State Championships in May and placed first at both the 
Lancaster-Lebanon League Championships and District 3 Championships. In 
June 2026, she competed at the Outdoor Nationals in Philadelphia and 
placed fifth.
  Vivian is a well-decorated and talented athlete whose work ethic 
makes Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District proud. I congratulate 
her on her tremendous accomplishments at both the state, and national 
levels, and I wish her many more years of success.

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