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...We’re sitting pretty right now,” Schell said at the time. “We’re finally getting into our stride. We train twice a day. We drink at least half a keg of root beer on weekends...

Author: By James Yu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pong Participants Soberly Seek Glory | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

...sport became more popular, women began competing against men in the 1920s in swims across the English Channel, which was considered the most challenging event at the time. This changed women’s swimwear from heavy wool skirts to slimmer one-pieces and ultimately to the bikini, as a compact suit helped minimize chafing during the grueling swims, which lasted 17 hours or more...

Author: By Jane Chun, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Swimwear and its Sex Roles | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

...makes some sense that bikinis were made for athletes because it prevents drag, but I didn’t know that they were invented so long ago,” says Shyam S. Vichare ’12. At the time of their invention, women were such adept swimmers that the first woman to swim across the English Channel, Gertrude Ederle, shattered all previous records held by male swimmers. American women looked up to athletes like Ederle and wore bikinis to emulate these strong female role models...

Author: By Jane Chun, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Swimwear and its Sex Roles | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

...nzalo Martínez-Fresneda, Garzón's lawyer, says a message has been sent to other magistrates that "they should not investigate the Franco regime's crimes or question the law of amnesty." If Garzón is convicted, he won't face any jail time but he could be removed from the bench for up to 20 years. (Read: "Exhuming Lorca's Remains - and Franco's Ghosts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crusading Judge Faces His Own Trial in Spain | 4/7/2010 | See Source »

...TIME's Pictures of the Week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crusading Judge Faces His Own Trial in Spain | 4/7/2010 | See Source »

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