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...cold, starlit night last month a group of 36 strangers was ushered into the Tehran Hilton with all the security precautions that once attended the transfer of the Iranian crown jewels. While plainclothesmen and a detachment of Islamic Guards armed with machine guns hustled the group through the lobby, hotel staffers were amazed to hear the foreigners address one another, and their Iranian hosts, as baradar (brother), in the best tradition of Islamic revolutionaries, while they chatted in flawless, idiomatic Farsi...
From West Point, the Rapps moved to Virginia where they joined Starlit--a tedious 40-minute commute. Betsy began to train seriously with the A1 group at 11 while Jenny--hampered by her thinness--often had to sit out on deck shivering between sets, wrapped in three large towels...
Alan Caldwell, Starlit's present head coach, and Dietz both single Jenny out as being the most intense sister, and the one who hates to lose the most. "Her dedication is incredible--of all the men and women on our senior team, Jenny ranks in the top four in attendance," Caldwell says...
...addition to these factors, like so many things in life, the success of a swim club often comes down to cash. "A lot of it is the development of the economic context that allows clubs to attract the good swimmers from their areas and the ones nearby," said Starlit Coach Alan Caldwell. "Every year we have to go through the process of going out and trying to round up sponsors." The importance of money lies not only in the day-to-day upkeep of the facility, but in the ability to help top swimmers make the trip...
...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 and the Dallas Dr. Pepper team represent the Southwest, Florida Aquatics the Southeast and Starlit the Atlantic Coast...