Laura Švilpaitė [SEP] country of citizenship
Laura Švilpaitė
Laura Švilpaitė (born 7 January 1994 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian artistic gymnast.
Achievements.
- 2008 European Junior Championships – 10th
- 2009 European Youth Olympic Festival – 4th
- 2011 World Championships – 125th
- 2012 London Olympic Test Event – qualified to compete as an individual in the 2012 Olympics
- 2012 Olympics – 50th
's grandparents decided to return to Hawaii, but as Japanese citizens without professional backgrounds, they could only immigrate under a quota system; as Laura had citizenship, she decided to return first. As Wayne was only three, Laura left him with her parents and returned to Hawaii with Mazie and Roy in March 1955, sending for Wayne and her parents in 1957.
"She determined that she had to get away, and it wasn't enough to even be living in the same country—she wanted to put thousands of