Word: swimming
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...Pasadena, Calif. But Jim Crow restrictions existed there too. His elementary school transcript contained a curt note about the young boy's probable future: "Gardener." Jackie's extraordinary athletic abilities--in football, basketball, baseball and track--won the cheers of the same townspeople who would not allow him to swim in the municipal pool...
...area that is made up of an intricate network of excellent hiking trails and is an easy commute from Harvard Square. The choice of trails is endless in the conservation land and you can even make your way to the famous Walden Pond in Concord (where you can still swim if you're feeling particularly brave...
...ordinary family. His father, Robert Black, was principal of the segregated Boykin Street Elementary School in Auburn, Ala., during the George Wallace era. When he could not integrate the student body, he integrated the staff instead and began teaching French to fourth-graders. When his sons wanted to swim in the all-white community pool, he told them to do it. And when young Keith showed an early fondness for dissection, he brought home a cow's heart from the local slaughterhouse. "He was the ultimate educator," Black recalls. "He instilled in us an attitude that there is nothing that...
Christian Impact; Women's Varsity Waterpolo Co-Captain; Crimson Sports; Women's Varsity Swim Team Eastern Champion; UC Representative...
...many turnovers because we haven't protected the ball well," Benson explained. "We've been putting the ball at [Zimmerman's] head or to where he has to swim for it. As a result we have put him in a position where he can get mugged...