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Another Crimson standout was distance swimmer Stacie Duncan. The freshman from Simi, California left the field in her wake, finishing the 1000-yard freestyle in 10:20.78. Classmate Jenny Moyer placed second...

Author: By Theodore D. Chuang, | Title: Aquawomen Grab Two Triumphs, Overpower Columbia, Kenyon | 11/28/1988 | See Source »

Meyer, listed under exhibition status, nailed an unofficial first in the 400-yd. individual medley, breaking a dead heat with B.C. swimmer Nicole Engh in 4:37.36. The race was a flashback to the NCAA championships with the same two competitors duking for first...

Author: By Sandra Block, | Title: Aquawomen Clip Eagles In Opener | 11/22/1988 | See Source »

...example McCluskey cites is that of a Black swimmer from South America, Anthony Nesty, who won the gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: A Successful Few | 10/14/1988 | See Source »

...Where I grew up, we had one pool in our entire town, and everybody was there," he says. "What people have got to realize is that it's access. How is a Black kid supposed to become a great swimmer if there is no swimming pool, or become a quarterback if he is not given a chance?" Statistics of Black Harvard Quarterbacks John McCluskey...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: A Successful Few | 10/14/1988 | See Source »

...readiest child of the week was the schoolgirl swimmer Janet Evans, 17, winsome, lithesome and as single-minded as a shark. She ditched the homework she brought from California, but plans to offer the excuse that she had to sing The Star-Spangled Banner three times. After so many trips onto the podium, Evans concluded, "It's always the same -- pure honor." The littlest mermaid sees everything in a race, but nobody can see her. She makes you want to fish her out of the surf somehow, and hoist her up some way, to uncover just what she really does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winners All! | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

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