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Karen Lao and her two children were traveling in a minivan with another family and were on their way to the state Y.M.C.A. swim championships in Buffalo when they were struck by a tractor-trailer in Orange County. The four children Kevin, Douglas, Andy, and April were members of the Flushing Flyers Aquatic Club, a record-breaking swim squad at the Flushing Y.M.C.A. The children and their parents decided yesterday to proceed with the competition, in memory of those who had died, Y.M.C.A. officials said. Karen Lao and her two children were traveling in a minivan with another family on Friday morning, on their way to the state Y.M.C.A. swim championships in Buffalo, when they were struck by a tractor-trailer in Orange County. The four children Kevin, Douglas, Andy and April were members of the Flushing Flyers Aquatic Club, a record-breaking swim squad at the Flushing Y.M.C.A., in Queens, made up of girls and boys ages 6 to 18. The children and their parents decided yesterday to proceed with the competition, in memory of those who had died, Y.M.C.A. officials said.