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The men's and women's team members say they are looking forward to the heightened level of competition.
The quiet, summertime atmosphere of the Kansas swimming office gave way this week to excitement about Big 12 competition and to the rush of incoming freshman and returning swimmers.
Swimmers dive into Big 12
In the Big Eight Conference, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa State and Nebraska were the only schools with swimming programs. Nebraska has been the dominant force when it comes to Big Eight championships. From 1980 to 1994 the Nebraska men took home 15 titles. Nebraska women claimed seven titles since 1985.
By Cameron Heeg
Kansan staff writer
Rebecca Andrew
"We all get pumped up for Nebraska," said Rebecca Andrew. Kansas women's team leader in All-American awards. "In the Big Eight, Nebraska was our main competition. I think Texas will dominate, but Texas A&M I think we stack up pretty well against."
The new Texas rivals take their swimming very sorely and have the numbers to prove it. The NCAA Championship, never won by Kansas, has been won by the Longhorn men six times — including last year — and seven times by the women.
"The whole conference is close other than Texas," junior Kostaki Chiligiris said.
That high level of swimming could prove helpful to Kansas and other conference schools.
The returners will be called on to swim at an increased level, Kempf said. All-American Eric Jorgensen returns to the men, and Chiligiris is back as a major factor to the team.
ule," Kansas swimming coach Gary Kempf said. "You get to be better by swimming against the best."
"It is great to have Texas and Texas A&M in our sched-
"Kostaki is one of the best all-a- have ever had at the University of Kansas," Kempfsaid.
The women have strong returners in Andrew and fellow All-American Adrienne Turner.
Kostaki Chillgiris
The freshmen — 13 for the women and 11 for the men — will add to the teams, but the main focus is on the older swimmers. The team will concentrate first on how the returning swimmers are doing, and then Kempf will take time to look at the freshman class potential he said.
Don't get me wrong, we have an outstanding freshman class," Kempf said. "They are a real good group of swimmers, but this is all new to them. The real key of our season depends upon our upper class stepping up — our upper class doing the job they are capable of doing."
Training begins on Monday, with the first race on Sept. 14 at Carbondale, Ill. The next meet will be the Big 12 Invitational, Oct. 18-19 in St. Louis. There the swimmers will meet for the first Big 12 competition.
To prepare for powerhouses like Texas, Kempf has channeled the focus of the team's training program.
"Every aspect of our program is geared toward improving the individual athlete," Kempf said. "No two athletes are identical, so you can't train them like they were."
Rodman's nuptials just a stunt
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Why stop at something blue?
Dennis Rodman, power forward/publicity hound of the world champion Chicago Bulls, sported blond hair and a white wedding gown at a Manhattan book signing where he coily deflected questions about his marital status.
One thing's for certain: Married or single, the 35-year-old Rodman is a bridal party.
Center.
"Oh, yes. I'm so thrilled," the over-the-top Rodman tamed between autographs when asked if he was tying the knot yesterday. While appearing with David Letterman the night before, Rodman promised he was getting hitched in Rockefeller
But there was no bride or even his current beau, a Manhattan stripper, at Dennis' side when he arrived inside a horse-drawn carriage — just four tuxedo-clad women. Rodman lifted his lace veil to greet the howling crowd, revealing a blond wig reminiscent of ex-flamma Madonna, twin nose piercings and lips painted bright red.
cus and buy an NBA franchise
Rodman, best-selling author of the autobiography *Bad As I Wanna Be*, signed copies of his $22.95 book beneath a mural with the 20th century's other great writers: Hemingway, Orwell, Nabokov, Joyce. His pen was clasped in a hand delicately sheathed in silk, arm-length gloves.
This was a sideshow so appalling — yet luracative — that it could have convinced P.T. Barnum to dump the cir-
Fifth Avenue was packed with hundreds of Dennis wannabes. Free Rodman temporary tattoos were distributed. The crowd, which stretched for two blocks, began assembling at 6 a.m. for a peek at their head-butting hero.
As he does on the court, Rodman was creating chaos.
"Our sound guy got arrested in the stupidity and hysteria coming over here," complained Patrick Byrnes, an MTV producer working on the new fall program, The Rodman World Tour.
The sound man was briefly held in a police car and then released—just in time to record the latest fix for publicity junkie Rodman since the Bulls' title.
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