American Laura Bennett will return to the Olympics this summer thanks to her third place finish in San Diego.

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Steve Godwin is the Senior Video Producer at Competitor Group. When he's not on location shooting or editing in the studio, you can find him out training for his next race. Follow Steve on twitter @sgodwinfilms

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