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Organ recipients kick off Transplant Games with swimming

Jim Melwert is a living kidney donor and reporter for KYW Newsradio. He competed in the 2018 Transplant Games of America with Team Philadelphia.

SALT LAKE CITY (KYW Newsradio) — Competition got underway Friday in Salt Lake City for the 2018 Transplant Games of America, celebrating organ donation and raising awareness of the need for donors.

The first action is in the pool with the 200-meter individual medley and the 500-meter freestyle.

Hear Jim Melwert’s broadcast from the Transplant Games here.


Read more stories about Team Philly at the Transplant Games of America.


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