The reflecting pool: in between flip-turns, the author finds athletic inspiration
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A 29-year-old woman describes the 1920s-era swimming facility that she visits regularly. Most of the other swimmers are older women, and she takes particular inspiration from a 97-year-old who was born in Austria and frequently recounts the early days of skiing and mountaineering.
Publication Name: Women's Sports and Fitness
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 1099-6079
Year: 1995
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A pair of pedal pushers
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Quigley, 25, is a track cyclist who has won the individual-pursuit championships four times. Golay, 33, is a top road racer who participated in the 1992 Olympics. Both women are training rigorously in hopes of making the US Olympic team in 1996.
Publication Name: Women's Sports and Fitness
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 1099-6079
Year: 1995
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Who's in the swim?
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Martino overcame a positive drug test controversy at the 1988 Olympic games, and went on to win a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle event at the 1992 games. Van Dyken holds the US 50-meter freestyle record despite suffering from asthma.
Publication Name: Women's Sports and Fitness
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 1099-6079
Year: 1995
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