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EB-1ASports and athleticsIndividualDecided 2009Dismissed

Outcome: Dismissed

Jan082009_01B2203

AwardsNot metFinal meritsNot met

Our summary

A former Romanian swimmer who won Olympic and national medals and competed internationally seeks EB-1A classification. AAO held she did not sustain her past acclaim as a swimmer through subsequent coaching work, failing to demonstrate extraordinary ability at the very top of the field.

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Published by USCIS. The summary is ours, in our own words; the decision text is on uscis.gov.

No criterion in the table was found met in this decision.

What was missing

  • Awards · Olympic participation and national/international medals as swimmer not sustained through coaching work in preceding years
  • Final merits · Record does not establish sustained acclaim at very top of field as swimmer or coach

Criteria

CriterionReadingWhy
AwardsNot metOlympic participation and national/international medals as swimmer not sustained through coaching work in preceding years
Final meritsNot metRecord does not establish sustained acclaim at very top of field as swimmer or coach

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