Word: olympian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Schuster; 288 pages; $25) by John Seabrook might have been an epic. Thank goodness it isn't. A travelogue for the literate geek in all of us, Deeper is packed with useful nuggets of info and insight, but its real virtue lies in what it puts aside: the sweeping Olympian perspective adopted by most "wired" writers...
...addition, with the reputation of the swimming program deservedly on the rise, Harvard coach Mike Chasson has managed to attract some transfer students, including a Olympian from Singapore, to add some depth in traditionally weaker strokes...
BORN. To NANCY KERRIGAN, 27, ex-Olympian figure skater, and JERRY SOLOMON, 42, her husband-manager; their first child, Matthew; in Boston...
...Kerri Strug, 19. Considered a senior citizen in the rather precious world of gymnastics, the tiny Olympian displayed courage not usually associated with high school seniors. Indeed, a replay of her dash down the ramp on a badly sprained left ankle should be shown to those prima donnas who beg out of the lineup because of the slightest twinge. Let the pro who doesn't want to play on a particular day watch a tape of Strug doing her Yurchenko 1 1/2 vault, nailing her landing and then keeping her balance as she pivots to the judges on one foot...
Both the coaches and the captains praised the efforts of freshman Alexis Todor, who went after the Lions' most fearsome athlete, Olympian Christina Teuscher, in the 200 breaststroke and set a personal record in the event...