Word: swum
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Vinh Nghiem pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City are reminded by the bust of Uncle Ho and numerous red banners that the religion is tolerated only as an appendage of the state. In Laos, over the past five years, one-fourth of the peasant population of 3 million have swum or rafted across the Mekong River to Thailand. One of the most famous of these waterborne refugees is Laos' 88-year-old Supreme Patriarch, Pra Yodkaw Vachirorods, who sighs, "Buddhism is alienated and separate from the people. Religion is dying in Laos...
...contrast, Winthrop House sophomore Caroline Marnock is a newcomer to the men's team this year. Having swum competively for eight years, Marnock, an all-American backstroker in high school, decided to channel her athletic energies into the women's water polo team last spring. "I was tired of the swimming competition, plus I just like playing a team sport more," she explains...
...second stanza, the Rams had swum to a 7-2 lead and looked ready for a blow-out. Harvard hung tough, but couldn't put together a sustained comeback in the second half...
...Seed times don't mean a whole lot, but based on what I've seen on the teams we've swum and from the conference meet times, I'd say we should be all right," Florida coach Randy Reese said cautiously last week. "It's hard to predict what will happen once the meet begins. Everyone prepares a little differently. But because of our depth, I'd say we have a shot...
...records fell to Harvard swimmers as the team relished the opportunity to compete in 100 yard events as well as the 200's that are swum in dual meets...