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...number of retired athletes, brought along as "goodwill ambassadors," being in Moscow produced a bittersweet sensation. "The hardest part for me," Gaines admitted, "was walking into the swim stadium for the first time. Immediately, I looked at Lane 4, the lane for the fastest qualifier, and slowly my eye went back and forth, back and forth." Like dreamy children, the swimmers Gaines and Steve Lundquist, the basketball player Ann Meyers, the triple jumper Willie Banks, among others, spoke in favor of peace at an extraordinary press conference whose subjects ranged from a reunion of the Apollo-Soyuz spacemen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Less Than Goodwill Games | 7/21/1986 | See Source »

Planning to major in biology at Harvard, Colfax says he also hopes to row lightweight crew. Accordingly, he is learning how to swim this summer. so he can pass the swim test...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: From All Over The World...Even Staten Island | 7/15/1986 | See Source »

...Says David Knox, the World Bank's vice president for Latin America and the Caribbean: "The debt crisis has led a lot of Latin American governments to do some hard thinking about their policies. We think the tide is running in a sensible direction, so we are trying to swim with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Easing into an Era | 7/14/1986 | See Source »

...their what-I-love- about-Shamu testimonials, the onlooker half expects one of them to say, "My whale, I think I'll keep her." But it is a thrill to see a 4,000-lb. killer whale balance a human on its nose, or pirouette on point, or just swim protectively with its new offspring, the 8 1/2-month-old Baby Shamu. Several ^ times a day, a child is selected from the crowd to be kissed by Shamu. At one show, the little girl of the day was asked her name. "Erin." "And where are you from, Erin?" "Holiday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Disney Theme Parks | 6/16/1986 | See Source »

Cruz's case was one of bonafide culture shock. He was closed out of a social life he had no experience in. "I did not know how to skate or swim, nor had I been to a movie theater or beach...

Author: By Eugenia Balodimas, | Title: Cruzing the Streets of Boston | 6/5/1986 | See Source »

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