Word: swimmer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...final witness at congressional hearings on the $2.5 billion disaster at Lincoln Savings & Loan, so that he could rebut the witnesses who had accused him of staving off a federal crackdown on his troubled thrift by lavishing money on influential politicians. But as the aggressive ex-fighter pilot, Olympic swimmer and pillar of the Phoenix business community was being sworn in before the House Banking Committee, his right hand trembled noticeably. His tanned face flushed, his 6-ft. 5-in. frame slumped, Keating, 66, demanded that television cameras be turned off. Then he spoke: "On the advice of counsel...
Earlier that day, April Fools' Day, 1989, Harvard swimmer David Berkoff was racing in the final meets of his career at the NCAA men's swimming and diving championships in Indianapolis...
Junior Sheila Findley earned the prize for outstanding swimmer, Stacie Duncan received the best freshman award and Tri-Captain Karen Schneider was named unsung hero of the squad...
...other tri-captains, Janice Sweetser and Linda Suhs, split the final award, given to the most outstanding senior swimmer...
Although he was not named outstanding swimmer of the meet, Berkoff was clearly the center of the cable coverage, with most of the focus on his "Berkoff Blastoff" backstroke start and the way he has changed the mechanics of that stroke...