Word: adamses
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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"The sacrifices were unbelievable" Adams recalls. "We practiced six days each week during the school year and eight hours every day during the summer. Swimming was my whole life."
Adams has been swimming competitively since he was 13 years old. "I learned to swim out of self defense when my brother threw me off a dock," he said.
Adams dominated high school swimming in Michigan for three years, capturing four individual state titles and earning scholastic All-American recognition.
When Adams came to Harvard, he approached swimming with a new perspective. "Harvard's coaches don't want any animal swimmers," he said. "They really stress studies and other extracurricular activities."
But if swimming no longer monopolized Adams' life, it still dominated it. As a sophomore, he became a collegiate All-American on Harvard's 400-yard free-style relay and set a school record of 4:59.1 in the 500. Last season he was the Crimson's top distance freestyler...