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Having already qualified for the NCAA trials in the one meter event, the 13-year diving veteran said that Saturday's meet helped build his confidence as he moves toward his goal of being an NCAA finalist...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Aquamen Prevail; Schramm Sets Mark | 1/7/1980 | See Source »

...inventiveness that raise their sport to art. Conner's performance on the parallel bars was such a blend. Legs spread in a straddle position, he supported himself on one bar, pressed slowly up into a handstand - then shifted to a one-armed handstand. He was the only finalist even to attempt such a stunt. For making the difficult look easy, Conner earned a 9.90 score and a gold medal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Coming of Age in Fort Worth | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

...diving, Freshman Adriana Holy came through with a first place finish in the one meter competition, followed by Pam Stone, in second place. In the three meter event, B.U.'s Veronica Ribot, a finalist in last summer's Pan-American Games, topped Stone and Holy...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Terrier Aquawomen Sink Women's Swimming, 75-65 | 11/29/1979 | See Source »

Lundberg qualified for the Games by being a finalist in both the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke at the National Amateur Athletic Union's (AAU) Longcourse swimming championships in august. In Mexico, he swam the breaststroke leg for the United States' 400-meter medley relay team, a squad that beat the Russian team by 0.8 seconds for the gold medal while setting a meet record...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: A Change in Altitude | 9/20/1979 | See Source »

Yale, which vanquished the Crimson in the 1978 Eastern Sprint Finals, will not make the trip to the coast, but every other sprint finalist will row there, plus Washington, last year's San Diego winner, and the University of California...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Heavies To Open Season In San Diego | 4/7/1979 | See Source »

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