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Against a backdrop of pro-unification student rallies in Seoul, South and North Korean parliamentary representatives met at Panmunjom last week. For once there was no name-calling. In fact, the delegates used the official names of their respective countries -- the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Koreas: For Once, No Name-Calling | 8/29/1988 | See Source »

...swimmer." That recognition is piling up almost as fast as the 300 to 400 laps she does daily. Last year she became one of only a handful of swimmers to set three world records in a single year, in the 400-, 800- and 1,500-meter freestyle events. At Seoul she will compete in the 400 and 800 freestyle and the 400 individual medley. "A lot of people say, 'Look, you're the American hope,' or whatever, but I don't look at it that way," says Evans. "I'm swimming mostly for myself, and if I concentrate on what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Getting Ready | 8/15/1988 | See Source »

...refused to stop: "I don't want to look back at any time for any reason and say, 'What if?' " Last week at the U.S. trials he had just scored a 9.9 on the pommel horse, then reinjured his leg dismounting from the rings. He will not compete in Seoul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Getting Ready | 8/15/1988 | See Source »

...driven, until they're driven out. Olympians are said to have a glow about them, and not just the glow of beaded sweat. But they make others glow as well. They mention who they are and say they are getting ready to go to the Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea, and whole rooms break out in smiles. Whole countries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: If Perspiration Could Be Quantified | 8/15/1988 | See Source »

OLYMPICS: The athletes set their sights on Seoul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page August 15, 1988 | 8/15/1988 | See Source »

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