CONGRATULATING VIVIAN SALERNO ON BEING CROWNED AN AAU JUNIOR OLYMPIC CHAMPION

On 2026-08-17, Representative Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) delivered a floor speech titled "CONGRATULATING VIVIAN SALERNO ON BEING CROWNED AN AAU JUNIOR OLYMPIC CHAMPION" in the House.

CONGRATULATING VIVIAN SALERNO ON BEING CROWNED AN AAU JUNIOR OLYMPIC CHAMPION

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 133 (Monday, August 17, 2026) [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 ______ 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- [[Page E792]] 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. ____________________