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Rowdy Gaines Diving in Again Taking an Olympic-size plunge for the second time, former Auburn University swimmer Rowdy Gaines hopes to recapture a lost opportunity for a gold medal by competing in the 1984 Olympics. At 22, Gaines already posseses a long list of athletic achievements, including World Swimmer of the Year 119815, five-time NCAA individual champion, and world record holder in the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle. Yet, the 6-foot-1 swimmer faces what may prove his ultimate challenge. Having come out of retirement this fall, he trains daily for the world championships scheduled for this summer with long range plans for the 1984 Olympics. Gaines was denied a chance to swim in the 1980 games because of former President jimmy Carter's decision to boycott them. He is now geared up for what he considers to be the supreme honor. There's no encore for an Olympic medal, that's the ultimate, he stated. No one can take that away . . . ever. And sooner or later, my world record will be broken. The veteran athlete admits mild trepidation at the prospect of meeting olympic competition at the age of 25, which he says is old for a swimmer. Swimmers peak early, he said. There hasn't been a 25-year-old swimmer in the last three or four olympic games that has won a medal, I think, he added. The 160-pound senior admits his rigorous schedule leaves little time for socializing, but points out that swimming allowed him to travel the United States, China, japan, Europe and Asia. l think that it's worth a little sacrifice, he said. Since he began training, the mass communications major said his future is uncertain. If he does well in the World Championships, he will study toward an MBA and continue to train at AU until the '84 olympics. By now, Gaines has a pat response when asked if he has any regrets. Sometimes I say 'If l had it to do all over again, I'd take up tennis or golf, where the money is.' I guess that's just a joke . . . l guess. - Monique VUIILNIIIHIIQQIIIIIIZ Photography: Tom Palmer
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