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...what was perhaps the most interesting aspect of the meet against Dartmouth, freshman Ben Odell survived the "Ironman"--a Harvard tradition where one swimmer competes every race. That includes all the individual events and the medleys, where Odell swam all four legs of each, getting in and out of the pool for each...

Author: By David S. Griffel, | Title: Aquamen Destroy Dartmouth, Brown | 1/9/1995 | See Source »

...chafes under the burden of his infirmities. His image has always been of the robust mountain climber, swimmer, skier, soccer goalkeeper. Once in the high Dolomites, the Pope, determined to reach a cross planted on a peak far ahead, walked so far that his aides became worn out and could go no farther. He agreed that all his staff could rest and wait for him, but he insisted that the fit and trim Joaquin Navarro continue with him. It took another three hours to reach the cross. The Pope was dressed in hiking togs -- one of those rare moments when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Paul II : Lives of the Pope | 12/26/1994 | See Source »

...couple of girls were sick, but we should be OK", freshman swimmer Mary Naber said. "We hope to nail them, like they got us with the virus...

Author: By W. STEPHEN Venable, | Title: W. Swimmers Look To Slay Dartmouth | 12/9/1994 | See Source »

...dual meet (when two schools meet head-to-head), points are awarded only to the first five swimmers, and there is a limited number of events which each swimmer may enter. Thus, a team with only two or three good swimmers can dominate such a meet...

Author: By Jason E. Kolman, | Title: Swimmers Dominate Harvard Invite | 12/6/1994 | See Source »

...first time Aaron told me he was fat, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. A 5'11," 160-pound swimmer, he was lean and lanky, and as I thought privately, too thin. Yet there I was, sitting with him in the parking lot of his high school, listening to him as he complained about his body...

Author: By Hallie Z. Levine, | Title: Forgotten Victims | 4/4/1994 | See Source »

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