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Binfield fin with USC s By CHARLES JONES Staff writer Many athletes spend years training to get one chance to compete in the Olympics. This dream came true for USC student Gary Binfield. Binfield, a member of the USC . swim team, competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for his home team, England. Aiinougn i aid not piace, says Binfield, "being in Seoul was everything I thought it would be. 1 got a chance to swim with the world's best." However, this was not Binfield's first time competing internationally. He also swam in the 1987 European Championships and the Commonwealth Games and said traveling was one of the main reasons he enjoyed competing. "I've been able to go all over Europe, visit the United States and the Orient," Binfield said. Binfield has also gotten a chance to compete against some of the top swimming countries in the world, such as East Germany and the Soviet Union. "There are many American misconceptions about the Soviets," Binfield said. "Yes, they are very competitive, but they are human, not machines. I have made many Soviet friends that I keep in touch with." Binfield said he began swimming seriously at 15 at his home in Milton Keynes. But, he said, this only came as a result of something he could not do. "I always wanted to go fishing," ' - f Ja. -11 A ne said, "dui i wasu i anuwcu. ju while the others around me were fishing, I was swimming." The major reason he came to school in the United States was because American schools allowed him more time to practice, Binfield said. He has an early morning practice four days a week from 6 to 7 a.m. Afterward, he goes to class, and USC swimmer Gary Binfield swam this past summer. Hunt leads USC in win over FSU The Lady Gamecock basketball team overcame a seven-point secondhalf deficit Monday evening to defeat Metro Conference foe Florida State 76-68 at the Tully Gymnasium in Tallahassee. (JSC's win broke the Lady Seminoles' 11-game winning streak at home this season, while the Lady Gamecocks improved their record to . | 1 ' QfOUp DO YOU (REALLY MEAN IT? ragCOlls ABC REGULATIONS ENFORCED! 2 1 07 G ds home >wim team then at 2:30 p.m., he practices with the USC swim team for the weekend tournaments. Binfield says he had two big adjustments to make when he came to USC. "The weather here is very humid, and I had to adjust to the change in language," he said, adding that the Southern dialect is ''very interesting." Now in his final year at USC, Binfield plans to concentrate on his schoolwork and his role with the i icr * ^w 1111 lectin. "I hope to serve as a person some of the younger members can look up to because of my experience," he said. Binfield's best events are the individual medley and the backstroke. He earned Honorable Mention AllAmerican honors for the last three seasons. He also set British records in the 1986 World Championships in the 200-meter backstroke and the 200 individual medley and holds the USC school record in the 100m and 200m backstrokes. Therefore, it is not surprising that he has been the Metro Conference 200-meter backstroke champion for the past three years. Binfield will once again lead the Gamecocks in their quest for their sixth consecutive Metro crown beginning Thursday at the Carolina Natatorium. Swim team head coach Kris Kirchner described Binfield as "the most versatile swimmer the Gamecocks have ever seen." "Kris and I came in together," Binfield says. "We have a lot of mutual respect for each other, and he is a great coach." Binfield said he has no plans to compete in the 1992 Olympics. "Although I enjoy swimming, there is no money in amateur sports," he said. "I feel now is the time for me to get serious and start making a future for myself." U3C . ?i mm- #** mmmmmm \ >- I ?? aa rmmmy <: *j?i?11illH? CHA NI LS JOSL S The Ganiei m k for the British Olympic team in Seoul SPORTS BRIEFS iy-5 overall and iu-1 in tne Metro. Gamecock jumpers continue competing Though the USC indoor track team did not participate in an invitational this past weekend, seniors Paul Wiechern and Dale Gerke traveled to TOTE f JOHN I LEARY FOR I VICE PRESIDENT I FEBRUARY 16, 1989 f SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsJ Ther^p ^BOTTOMS\ ^TCANT BELIEVE~THISp> Relieve ITM) Rock !reene St. yr :, jjj ^ | USC fresliman diver Chris Dudka preps ships to be held this week at the Carolina Swim teams to Metro/IN From staff reports The USC men's and women's F swim teams will be host to the 1989 S Metro Conference/NIC Swimming ir and Diving Championships for men N and women Feb. 22-26 in the Carolina Natatorium in the P.E. C Center. R USC's men's squad will be attemp- b ting to capture their sixth consecutive ti Metro title, while the women will be N trying for their fifth Metro cham- S pionship in the past six years. The Gamecocks will feature senior 1 Wade King, who won a gold medal at 1 the 1987 Pan-American games in the d 400-meter medley relay. King was runner-up in the 100-yard butterfly 1 last year and will be shooting for the 2 NCAA national title in 1989. r Thp i qHv PcnnaH in- d eludes Isabelle Arnould, an Olympic 1 finalist for Belgium this past fall in a Seoul. t LSU and Eastern Michigan, respec- 1 tively, where they both turned in ( outstanding performances. 1 On Friday night, Wiechern com- ' peted at the Tiger Open held at the LSU Field House. With a jump of 6' 11 3/4", Wiechern finished in a tie t for third place. Competing in the 18th annual 1 Eastern Michigan Indoor Track i Classic on Saturday, Gerke came 1 through with a second place finish in the pole vault by leaping 16'8". I 10% OFF T< STUDENTS, STAFI 1000 KNOX ABBOTT DR. [E TI/'SBWBE CAYCE. 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NO PASSPORT EFOOT ISLAND CRUISES OX 1462, MIAMI, FL 33101 Men's tenn remains un \y MATTHEW ROBERTS laff writer The 9th-ranked USC men's tennis earn remained undefeated this eason with a 6-3 victory over No. 19 Mississippi Sunday at The Bubble. The Gamecocks were forced to ome from behind early in the match, ts Mississippi led 2-1 after the first hree singles matches were ompleted. Senior Steve Longley fought off a et point in a second-set tiebreaker ind held on to beat last year's NAIA ihampion Keith Evans, 6-2, 7-6 in 4o. 1 singles, but the Rebels won two dose three-set matches over USC's econd and third players, Stephane ? >imian and Ken Diller. The turning point of the match :ame when Gamecock Louie Gloria u nade a comeback in his match r< igainst Jim Williams. Down 7-6, 5-1 n vith Williams serving for the match, Gloria fought off five match points, w ieveral with clean winners, and went an to win 12 of the next 14 games and u he match, 6-7, 7-6, 6-1. The comiback was even more impressive con- u iidering the fact that Gloria was a lampered by a painful foot injury t( hat worsened as the match progress- P :d. This injury ultimately resulted in Gloria leaving the match on crutches ^ after competing in doubles action. d Gloria, who has retained freshman ^ eligibility because of an injury hard- 11 ship last year, never gave up in his *match. "I usually like to come from n behind, but not from that far behind," Gloria said. "When 1 was * down 5-1, I started taking one point S at a time, which allowed me to string h together a few points that got me E back into the match. h "I saw that the team was struggl- S ing, and I realized the team really > needed my match," he said. "1 just ( tried to hang in there and do it for the Is team." V Head coach Kent DeMars said this I11 spirit and determination is what b makes his team special. > "The character Louie Gloria n showed is what gets a team inspired I and pumped up," DeMars said. "He Is showed a great deal of determination d by simply refusing to lose the match. r This outstanding effort gave us an in- d spiration to win and really motivated I* the rest of the players to play some C outstanding tennis." 6 Cot a news tip? Call The Gamecot j. OPTICAL INC. A 1 | 1333 Taylo ? 600 Columbia Avenue Suite < Lexington, SC 29072 Columbia, ^ (803) 359-5222 (803) 252 Coupon must be presented at time of pu ! SENI( Don't forget to sign up for below. Sign up is in the Plac H. William Close Building, February 23. CHIL COFFEE BUTL. FIRST L NATIONWIDE riAn /rrt uuivirj ROSE'S S S.C. DEPAR1 EDUCA SOUTHERN] BAR' STATE AUDIT( TOYS "I U.S. DEPAR1 ENER U.S. DEPAR1 LAB( lis squad defeated Hfe i . |'' IMmjjm ouie Gloria The Gamecocks were indeed fired p after Gloria's match because the :st was all USC, as the Gamecocks ailed to their third straight victory. "Mississippi was a Top 20 team ith a lot of talent," DeMars said. This match was a good barometer ) see where we stand and if we could ve up to our ranking, which I think e did. It was also an'important step nd boost in confidence as we head 5 the National Indoor Team Chamionships this week in Louisville." Pitting Top 20 teams from across le country, the ITCA National lnoor Team Championships begin toay in Louisville, Ky., and will be a ue test of the Gamecocks' ability. ISC has a first-round bye and will ace 8th-ranked LSU Thursday at oon. JSC-Mississippi results ingles: Jo.l Steve Longley (USC) d. Keith [vans (M), 6-2, 7-6. Jo.2 Dave Randall (M) d. Stephane imian (USC), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Jo.3 Derek Brooks (M) d. Ken Diller USC), 4-6, 6,-3, 7-6. Jo.4 Louie Gloria (USC) d. Jim Villiams (M), 6-7, 7-6, 6-1. Jr? S Ir>han k'arlpn M H Milp Inowles (M), 7-5, 6-2. 4o.6 Dave Herman (USC) d. Tomay Alfano (M), 6-1, 6-2. )oubles: Jo.l Simian/Diller (USC) d. Ranlall/Brooks (M), 6-2, 6-2. ?Jo.2 Longley/Richard Lynch (USC) 1. 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