Conor Dwyer Celebrates Olympic Win with McDonald’s

The Winnetka native and Loyola Academy alum celebrated helping Michael Phelps win his 19th Olympic medal with fellow teammate Ricky Berens.

Posted Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 5:16 pm CT|Updated Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 1:29 pm CT

After helping Michael Phelps win the most Olympic medals in history, Winnetka native Conor Dwyer celebrated with a 4,610-calorie McDonald’s meal, according to The Des Moines Register.

Watch a video of Dwyer on NBC Today Show: www.hulu.com/watch/386695

Tina Filippini, whose daughter has swum with Dwyer since they were six years old, told Patch that “We’re gonna paint (the Dwyers’) house gold.”

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