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...move the family to Mission Viejo, my father gave us the chance to become better swimmers. It's because of him that I improved so fast. Then his death came and we all decided to make ourselves better swimmers because he wanted that. That's been our inspiration." Vassallo says...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: A Fast Trip to the Top | 4/8/1981 | See Source »

That meet marked Jesse's first swim in his native land since his family had left it seven years previously. Sporting yellow "Vassallo" t-shirts, friends and relatives led the crowd in "Viva Vassallo" cheers, while Jesse rode the waves to a world-record 2:03.29 in the 200-meter...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: A Fast Trip to the Top | 4/8/1981 | See Source »

...partly because the teams there didn't provide what we needed, and so when I went back for the United States I didn't know what to expect. They were great. Once I got there I knew I wanted to swim super fast for the people and my family." Vassallo said...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: A Fast Trip to the Top | 4/8/1981 | See Source »

After his 1978 graduation from Mission Viejo. Vassallo stayed in California for a year, attending Saddleback Junior College in hopes that the extra schooling would help his English so that he could move on to a major swimming school without

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: A Fast Trip to the Top | 4/8/1981 | See Source »

...post-Olympic year and letdowns after last month's NCAA and AIAW meets, the Nadadores return the likes of Steve Barnicoat, Brian Goodell, and Marybeth Linzmeier from last spring's championship squad. Building on this base, Schubert has added Cynthia Woodhead. Bill Barrett, and David McCagg, and has Jesse Vassallo returning from last spring's back problems...

Author: By Howard N. Mead, | Title: Looks Like Mission Possible | 4/8/1981 | See Source »

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