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Ryan Lochte's Grandma Carries Torch for Nursing Home Olympics

The gold-medal swimmer tweeted the video late Monday

Five-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte apparently gets his Team USA spirit from his grandma.

The swimming star shared a video on his Twitter feed of his 95-year-old grandmother carrying the torch at the start of her nursing home's own Olympic Games. 

The 24-second video shows her being wheeled through the New York-area home at the front of a procession, a paper torch in hand. 

Lochte tweeted the video Monday night; he next competes Tuesday afternoon, though his first individual event is not until Wednesday.

Watch Lochte compete in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay live here.

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