Word: diversity
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China's sports system, modeled on the Stalinist athletic machine, wasn't designed to celebrate the individual. Many mainland athletes, particularly divers and gymnasts, are plucked from normal life around first grade and deposited into sports schools, where they train up to nine hours a day and spend what little...
Among the various professional security firms, none is as renowned as Blackwater USA. Based in Moyock, N.C., the firm gets its name from the covert missions undertaken by divers at night and from the peat-colored water common to the area. It was founded in 1996 by former Navy SEAL...
While it is factually correct, the tone is negative and does not give due credit to the very strong performance of the divers. Despite one missed dive in the 3-meter contest, it was virtually impossible for us to take the lead without a very poor performance by Princetonâ?...
Anne stood up to the challenge under incredible pressure, as did all three of our divers (and the rest of the swim team). I am very proud of their success this year.
“We only had two individual champions and no relay wins and we were still only down by 16.5 points,” Morawski said. “All year long we have been emphasizing that it takes the full team to be successful. We only competed with...