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- 1 2 Hunt, Tiffany (22 April 2020). "Senior Profile Featuring Latroya Pina". Howard Bison. Howard University. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ Gobis, Peter (10 August 2018). "Seekonk's Pina siblings to swim for Cape Verde at 2020 Olympics". The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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