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Swimming World Magazine March 1984 Issue
FEATURES
Freestyle Turns by Bruce Furniss
Bruce Furniss explains correct flip turn technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The Eyes of the World Are on Texas’ Rice Carey by Randy Hart
Rick Carey has become a celebrity, but he cares more about winning . . . . . . . . . . 24
Dallas: America’s Team Is Stanford Cardinal by Russ Ewald
In a meet featuring six of the top college teams, Stanford won easily . . . . . . . . . . 28
Another Richter Scale: Measuring DDR’s Dirk by Russ Ewald
Dirk Richter vs. Rick Carey may be the top duel of the Olympic Games . . . . . . . . 33
The Real Life of Tarzan by Buck Dawson
Swimming legend Johnny Weissmuller is remembered by a long-time friend. . . . . 36
A Giant, But Gentle Man by Dick Mullins
The last days of Weissmuiler are recalled by a Hall of Fame associate . . . . . . . . . 43
Olympic Preview: Distance Freestyle by Bill Bell
Salnikov, Strauss and Cohen seem to be the early favorites in distance free . . . . . 52
DEPARTMENTS
Viewpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
U.S. Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 8
Newswave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Olympic Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Age Group Swimmers . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The College Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Mental Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Masters Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Off the Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 73
Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
For the Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Index to Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
