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Lianne McLellan Nelson-Bennion (born June 15, 1972 in Houston, Texas) is an American rower who attended Lakeside High School in Seattle and Princeton University. [1]
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Lianne McLellan Nelson-Bennion (born June 15, 1972 in Houston, Texas) is an American rower who attended Lakeside High School in Seattle and Princeton University. [1]
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