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...give an example of how tough Jenny is," Dietz says. "Last summer when Susan made the Olympic team and Betsy went to Hawaii. Jenny swam well but didn't make any trips. As a result, she came back this winter, redoubled her efforts, and went the fastest she's ever gone in the IM's (2:04, 4:20) at the Longhorn meet in January...
...Dietz of course, is elated that his prodigy will be joining other stellar incoming freshman like Marybeth Linzmeier and Stephanie Elkins at Stanford next year, and he hopes that this new blood will help propel the Cardinals past the Texas Longhorns next year in the AIAW Championships. Hurt by the mid-season retirement of backstroke queen Linda Jezek, and the physical ailments of Janet Buchan, the Stanford aquawomen just missed regaining their national title in Columbia. South Carolina last month...
...Although the family ties were strong and she wanted to join Betsy at Florida. Jenny finally decided that Stanford offers more support for her engineering ambitions," Dietz says...
...Dietz still gets excited when he remembers Susan's come-from-behind finish in the 200 at Irvine. "I think Susan probably had the fastest last 50 in the history of 200 breaststroke," Dietz says. "She was swimming so fast that she made the other girls look like they were standing still. If that race had been a foot longer. Susan would...
...Dietz also thinks the Olympic boycott hurt an athlete like Susan the most: "Considering how much she came on last year, it's not inconceivable that she could've taken it all at Moscow," he speculates...