Word: oyakawa
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although 1952 Olympic champion Yoshi Oyakawa spends most of his time concentrating on developing his young proteges at Cincinnati's Oak Hills High School, the premier backstroker of the early 1950s still finds time to dip in the pool occasionally and pursue his own career in state level Masters age group competition...
...twenty-year layoff from active participation barely affected Oyakawa, who in the mid-1970s turned in a respectable 1:03 for the 100-yd. backstroke, just five seconds off the 58 flat that won him a third consecutive NCAA title in 1955, when he captained the Ohio State Buckeyes' ninth national swim crown...
With his commitment to high school coaching, Oyakawa rarely finds the extra hours to stay in shape for the Masters meets, so whenever he makes an appearance it is without the luxury of regular workouts...
...Oyakawa's present crop of Highlanders includes one of Ohio's most dynamic brother acts, Mark and Greg Rhodenbaugh. Mark, a sophomore, is already ranked number one in the state for the 200-yd. individual medley...