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...last year's dual meet, Hackett had swum within one tenth of a second of his lifetime best in the 100-yd. freestyle, only to lose to the Tigers' O'Hara and Andy Saltzman. In the Eastern Championships of three years past Hackett had swum the anchor leg of the 400-yd. free relay, which in 1978 clinched Princeton's Eastern title. So Hackett had a score to settle, and he was given his chance...
...dual meets stretched across nearly four full seasons as a member of the Crimson's awesome aqua-squadron, co-captain Geoff Seelen has swum in only one losing effort. That lone blemish--a 65-48 upset at the hands of arch-rival Princeton--is not something Seelen takes lightly...
Debbie Zimic, another freshman, also debuted with a splash this fall. Blessed with talent in all four strokes, Zimic has swum well in all events ranging from 500 free to 100 back. Although her real strength lies in the Individual Medleys, she will probably be called upon to help fill the gaping hole in the Crimson backstroke lineup...
...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...