Word: carey
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...laid out east-west instead of north-south, and the glare got in their eyes on every turn, so they said. One backstroker, the best in the world by nearly a second, sulked on the victory stand after winning a gold in the 200 meters. This was Rick Carey of the U.S., who had cockily promised a world record, and then failed to swim it by almost a second and a half, which is to say by a ton or so. On the way out of the stadium he did not wave at the crowd or acknowledge the cheers...
...most passionate competitor on the entire team may be a swimmer, Rick Carey, 21, the University of Texas junior, academic all-American, computer whiz and sore loser. "Rick not only hates to lose, he hates to go slow," says Coach John Collins of the Badger Swim Club in Larchmont, N. Y. "It's like he has a devil over his shoulder who drives him to go fast." Carey seems to have put behind him his notorious goggle-throwing days. But then, he has not had much occasion for temper lately. He is the world-record holder in both...
Short for a backstroker, slightly under 6 ft., he is as strong as, but less stringy than, John Naber, whose gold-medal records from 1976 lasted seven years, until Carey broke them. Naber says, "Rick is driven more by internal motivation than by external competition," which is a good thing. Carey's archrival, East German Dirk Richter, will not be in Los Angeles to push him, one of the keenest losses of the boycott...
...Annie is fine except for a slight learning disability," one mother wrote. "Charlie was stuffing Cracker Jacks up his nose today with Carey Allen's assistance. They tried shaving a couple of months ago. Between the school's Halloween carnival (chairmanship, of course), a pumpkin pie in the oven and the twins, here is a very big thank you. I am selfish, I certainly swear, and we sure laugh a lot!" -By John Skow. Reported by William McWhirter/Phoenix
...forward line of Phillips, Jeffrey McGuire, and Brian O'Neil paced the freshman offense in the playoff games, scoring as many as five goals in a game. Other key players included Chris Sweeney, Gregory Dayton, Robert Carey, and Kevin McMahon. The team informally elected defenseman Rex Thors the Most Valuable Player of the finals...