Word: diversion
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One of the youngest divers to ever compete at the Olympics, Louganis said he was "intimidated, but since I was younger I had less pressure
Spitz's swimming-related involvement also includes a considerable time commitment to the promotional department of Arena Swim Wear, where, joined by other great swimmers and divers from the past two decades, he lends time and experience to the growth of competitive water sports in countries that do not have...
The highly touted Crimson divers didn't dominate the Eastern competition, but Pam Stone did grab ninth in both the one-and three-meter events, while Adriana Holy recorded an 11th place finish off the low board.
Given the fact that the Crimson squad consisted of only four swimmers and the two divers, its overall tenth-place finish--out of 20 teams--is commendable, but certainly not as well as the team could have done if all the Crimson qualifiers had chosen to make the trip.
But unlike the 1975 edition, this year's team suffered a lopsided defeat in its dual meet with Princeton, as the shaved down Tigers crushed the Crimson in the swimming events, 63-32, leaving it to the divers to bolster the score to a more respectable 65-48 outcome. The...