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L.V. student continues his aquatic odyssey February. They had other family members living in the United States, and would visit often. Agir said that swimming Nevzat Arda Agir, an openwater swimmer, swim team played a big role in his adjustcaptain and American Red ment to a new country, helping Cross and Nassau County-certi- him make friends and get used fied lifeguard, has spent much to life in the U.S. “Now everyof his life in the water. He start- one knows his name,” his father, Meric Agir, ed swimming when said. he was 6, in his Though he had home country of swum on a team in Turkey. Now, the Turkey, Arda said it 17-year-old Locust was much different Valley High School from swimming in student has his t h e U. S . H e r e , sights set on more where he swims for open-water swims Locust Valley High and faster times in the pool. NEVzAT ArdA AGIr School, the Long Island Express and T h o u g h A g i r Incoming senior, the St. Dominic’s also played basket- Locust Valley Bayhawks, a Cathob a l l a n d s o c c e r High School lic Youth Organizawhen he was growtion team, there are ing up, swimming became his favorite sport. He evening practices, more compesaid that he wasn’t as talented titions and support from the in other sports, and sometimes school district. Agir pointed to the Bospholacked motivation. “When I go swimming, I like rus Cross-Continental Swim, a it,” he said. “I’m having so roughly 4-mile swim between much fun, and I want to go Europe and Asia off the coast swimming all day. All day, every of Istanbul, as the event that ignited his love for open-water day.” Along with his parents and swimming. Last year he comsister, Agir emigrated to the pleted the grueling 20 Bridges United States in 2023, after an Manhattan Island Swim, a 28.5earthquake struck Turkey that Continued on page 7
By JulIA CAPITEllI
jcapitelli@liherald.com
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don’t have any limits. I’m free in open water.
Courtesy Patrick Kelly
Lt. Col. patrick Kelly was raised in oyster Bay, and still lives in the hamlet with his wife, Jaclyn, and their children, from left, Reagan, adelyn and John.
Oyster Bay Marine saves man’s life at LaGuardia By WIll SHEElINE wsheeline@liherald.com
When someone shouted, “Call 911!” in an American Airlines lounge at LaGuardia Airport last November, Marine Corps Lt. Col. Patrick Kelly did not hesitate. The lifelong Oyster Bay resident, a Lynbrook police officer and Marine Corps reservist, rushed to help an 88-year-old man who had collapsed and become unresponsive. Within moments, Kelly was performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and ultimately helped save the man’s life. For those actions, the Town of Oyster Bay
honored Kelly with a ceremony at its board meeting on Tuesday, recognizing him and other first responders whose quick thinking and training saved lives in three separate incidents. “I heard somebody say, ‘Call 911,’ and you could tell there was some commotion,” Kelly recounted after the event. “It was obvious immediately in the moment — you could tell this guy was in trouble.” The incident occurred on Nov. 1 in LaGuardia’s Terminal B, while Kelly was waiting for a flight to New Orleans on military assignment to the 4th Marine Division’s Continued on page 12