Character

Kennison State University Men's Swim Team

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The Men's Swim Team at Kennison State University fields male swimmers in collegiate competition. The team suffered severe losses from the bombing at their campus: three swimmers died, and two others landed in critical condition. President Bartlet spotlights their tragedy during his DNC fundraiser speech, naming the victims to transform grief into national resolve and heroic purpose. This reference underscores the bombing's human toll on student-athletes and bolsters the administration's crisis leadership.

5 appearances

Collegiate Swimming

Also known as: students, men's team, teachers

Kennison State …'s Journey

A timeline through the narrative

5 moments

Season 2 (2) Season 4 (3)

S2E4 · In This White House

Backstage Warning — Ainsley Meets Sam

Referenced in Sam's statistic about lack of textbooks; part of the factual claims under discussion.

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S2E4 · In This White House

Ainsley Publicly Unravels Sam's Textbook Claim

Implied hardship

Invoked by Sam as suffering textbook shortages (40% in Kirkwood), central to his bill defense.

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Affiliation

Kennison State University

Public Higher Education and Site of Domestic Terrorist Attack