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Should Harvard's women's athletic programs remain committed to the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), the first--and, until recently, the only--organization to recognize and support collegiate female athletes? Or should they transfer their loyalties to the NCAA, which after 75 years of governing men's athletics decided in January to offer national championships for women as well...
When this academic year began and athletic departments around the country were required to declare which of their teams would attend AIAW nationals if invited and which would choose NCAAs, Harvard and the other seven Ivy League schools committee their women's programs exclusively to the AIAW...
Even the most fervent swimming trivia fan would have difficulty placing the name of Wendy Lansbach of Land of Lakes. Wisc. Wendy Lansbach, however, is a former Olympic gold medalist and was the first woman ever to set an American record at an Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) championship. But first, she had to become Wendy Boglioli...
...time when women swimmers did not lift weights and collegiate nationals carried little prestige. Boglioli, encouraged by her husband, lost 40 lbs. and returned to competition with a sensational record-setting performance at the 1976 AIAW championship. Her star reached its zenith when she captured the bronze medal in the 100-meter fly at the Montreal Olympics and swam on the gold-metal-winning 400-meter Free Relay at age 21--the oldest member of the women's swim team...
...their approaches to swimming, both brothers have risen to prominence in the collegiate and AAU swimming world; while Eddie's University of Texas squad captured the NCAA Championship crown last month for the first time. Randy's University of Florida women's team took fifth place at the AIAW Championships, and his men finished third in the NCAA competition. In addition, Randy's Florida Aquatic Swim Team (FAST) and Eddie's Longhorn Aquatic Swim Team (LAST--Paul Bergen shares the coaching duties), consistently finish in the top three teams at the AAU Nationals...