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...Julieann had been away from home only a few hours when, at night in a driving rainstorm, she jumped out of her pen and over perhaps a dozen fences, crossed swamps and pastures and even swam across the Econlockhatchee River. Last Monday at dusk, 100 Ibs. lighter, she arrived back at Kraftsow's. "An incredible journey," says Kraftsow...
...even so, Harvard met little resistance and swam listlessly Most members of the Harvard squad, in fact, agreed that they would have preferred to be at the Beanpot Butterflier David Lubitz '86 went so far as to say. "I'd rather be any where else even the library...
...They had been arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession at the annual "Juneteenth" public festival (commemorating June 19, 1865, when slaves in Texas first heard they had been freed). While the officers were ferrying the youths across Lake Mexia, the small boat capsized 80 feet from shore. The deputies swam to safety, which was impossible for their handcuffed captives. The Dallas Medical Examiner found that none of the suspects had any traces of marijuana in their bodies. The deputies were acquitted of negligent homicide...
...Rival swam the 2900 yards, the total distance for the 13 individual swimming events, in 32 minutes and 20 seconds, just 15 seconds short of Zimic's record time for the feat. "It's a lot harder psychologically than physically." Rival said, noting that she has swum that far in practice but never had to prepare herself for 13 individual events, one after the other...
Freshman Bryan Jaffec was elected to represent the Class of '86 as Ironman. The Claremont, Calif native swam as an unofficial entrant in every event against Dartmouth, with three 500 free swims tacked on during each diving event, for a total of 6050 yards...