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Word: ruuska (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Donna de Varona, 13, a 102-lb minnow from Berkeley, who turned in the most stunning performance of the meet. Trailing World Record-holder Sylvia Ruuska by two strokes in the last lap of the exacting 400-meter individual medley (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle). Donna summoned a last burst of speed, overtook 18-year-old Sylvia in the final yards, broke the world record by almost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Five in the Pool | 7/25/1960 | See Source »

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