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Cody Miller’s $250,000 Victory at the Enhanced Games

Cody Miller just after winning $250,000 at the Enhanced Games.

In Las Vegas, the blazing sun beats down on a makeshift Olympic‑length pool. Cody Miller stands on the starting block of lane one, arms raised in victory. MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This” thumps over the loudspeakers as he rips off his swimming cap and throws it to the ground. Miller lets out a guttural scream, muscles and veins bulging, after winning the men’s 50 m breaststroke at the inaugural Enhanced Games. His wallet is $250,000 fatter than it was 26.55 seconds ago—a new personal‑best time for the two‑time Olympic medalist.

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