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Riley Gaines announced the birth of her first child, a daughter named Margot, Thursday night.

Gaines announced the birth in a post on social media, showing her holding the baby alongside her husband, Louis Barker.

“There’s nothing that could’ve prepared me for a love like this. God has blessed us beyond belief. Welcome to the world, sweet Margot,” Gaines wrote in the caption.

During her pregnancy, Gaines swam 1.25-mile to the infamous Alcatraz prison alongside U.S. Navy SEALs, combat veterans and her husband back in July. She was 31 weeks pregnant at the time.

Gaines announced her pregnancy in June during a Turning Point USA event in Texas. The announcement came while she was addressing comments from Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, who suggest

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