University of Florida - Tower Yearbook / Seminole Yearbook

“*7e Sfitott During August, Atlanta, Ga hosted the bicentenial Olympics. Representing both the United States and the University of Florida were swimmers Melissa Mosses and Allison Wagner, both mem- bers of the UF swim team. Odessa brought home from the Olympics with a gold, while Wagner, a Gainesville native, captured a silver medal. Before the games, the symbolic Olympic torch landed in Los Angeles and processed across country. In Florida, the torch crossed through cities like St. Augustine and ran down 13th Street in Gainesville. Former football player and Gainesville local, Chris Doering, ran with the torch downtown to the Sun Center where festivities took place throughout the night. After spending the night in a hotel, the torch and its enter age started at 5 am in the O ' Connell Center parking lot. Photo at left: A Gainesville resident and torch runner, poses with the torch while parents take pictures. Photo above: Melissa Mosses rides in the Homecoming Parade, with members of her family, on a float made in her honor. Mosses swam for the United States in the bicenntenial Olympic Games. Photo at right: The Olympic torch leaves Gainesville and continues on its path towards Atlanta, Ga. The torch trav- elled as far south as Miami and across the East Coast of Florida during its trek across America. 8 Opening ”