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Another freshman phenomenon, Debbie Zimic, displayed her stroke versatility with her complete dominance in the 200-yard individual medley. In a sprint event where places often come down to hundredths of seconds, Zimic's victorious time of 2:14.5--a full three seconds ahead of the next finishers--was indeed noteworthy...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Swimmers Cop 2nd In GBCs | 2/5/1981 | See Source »

...asked to line up by alphabet: those with last names starting from A to K were directed to board one U.S. C-9A Nightingale hospital plane; the rest were assigned to a sister aircraft. Now the rain stopped, stars became visible and some of the Marines broke into a sprint for the waiting planes. The winner of the race thrust his arms in the air and shouted: "God bless America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran Hostages: An End to the Long Ordeal | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

Hackett posted an easy victory in the 200 free while making his first bid to qualify for the NCAAs. His 1:39.73 fell 0.6 seconds short. Upcoming sprint workouts should give Hackett the speed he needs to make the cut in the Crimson's next meet, February 7 at Princeton...

Author: By Michele D. Healy, | Title: Aquamen Topple Green; Countryman, Miao Star | 1/12/1981 | See Source »

McCloskey, the dominant force in the sprint butterfly events this fall, left everyone far behind in the grueling 200-yard fly and blazed home with a season best of 2:08.07. Swimming in an outside lane, McCloskey swam a tactically strong race, going out in a fast 1:01.28 and holding on to finish with a time that qualified her for the Eastern Seaboard Championships in March. Freshman Jeanne Floyd, who had never swam the 200fly before Saturday's meet, finished with a time of 2:23.84 for third place...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Aquawomen Submerge Manhattanville; Frick, McCloskey, Zimic Notch Wins | 12/15/1980 | See Source »

...Circillo, turning in her best Crimson sprint performance of the fall, took second place in the 50 free and third in the 100 with times...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Aquawomen Submerge Manhattanville; Frick, McCloskey, Zimic Notch Wins | 12/15/1980 | See Source »

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