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...write off the Pepsi Marlins completely. Pursley still has Olympic backstroker Kim Carlisle, last year's 200-meter breaststroker winner Glenn Mills, and perhaps the only girl in the country capable of challenging Tracy Caulkins in the 100-yd. breaststroke--Kim Rhodenbaugh. His corps of young swimmers making their first appearance at a senior national meet may turn as many heads as the youngsters from the Nadadores. And the unbridled enthusiasm that carried Cincinnati to the overall title last summer seems unabated...
...between Gators and its New England rivals is the degree to which the coaches seek out competition. While setting back slightly the number of invitationals attended, Bernal tries to fit in dual meets with some of the country's top clubs each year. The schedule has included the Cincinnati Pepsi Marlins and Dad's Club (Houston, Texas), among others...
...throne was no more. The bounty and the treasure was spread abroad, and top-notch swim clubs could be found across the country. California no longer holds top-notch swimming completely under its spell, and if you want proof you need look no farther than the Cincinnati Pepsi Marlins overall championship at last July's Outdoor Nationals...
California's Mission Viejo did send the most qualifiers with 66, but eventual champion Cincinnati sent 45 and the Pepsi Marlins obviously scored better. These two teams had far and away the most entrants, but the next seven were all bunched together with only Concord-Pleasant Hill. Industry Hills, and Santa Clara representing the West Coast. This leaves five of the top nine teams in number of qualifiers from outside of California, and a close look shows that these five represent most of the major regions of the country. Cincinnati carries the banner of the Midwest. Longhorn Aquatics...
...also holds to this view. "There are many more coaches now that are good enough to train world-class swimmers," he said recently. And Pursley himself is one of the best examples of this around. Coming to Cincinnati from Louisville's Lakeside club in September, 1979, Pursley guided the Pepsi Marlins to a national championship in less than a year, with what many feel was the best coaching job in the country...