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In
Pursuit
of
Excellence
A
cross section of young meo and women training in
Southern California in fulfillment of the Olympic
motto "Swifter, Higher, Stronger." Clockwise from
above: Physical education instructor Macbele Hopper, a
middle-distance runner, trains for tbe 1500-meter event.
James Butts, 33, a 1976 silver medalist, was first U.S.
athlete to receive Olympic medal in triple jump. Dan Ripley,
pole vaulting enthusiast since age 12, practicing at Mt. San
Antonio College, Walnut, California. Rowers Cindy Swope
and Robín Reardon in a calisthenic program under direction
of coach Harry Sneider, on tbe Ambassador College
campus, Pasadena. Mark Gorski, from California, seeded
second in the world in cycling sprint, conditions in weight
room. Swope and Reardon, right center, isolate particular
muscle groups.