* trained at the Olympic Training Centers in both Colorado Springs and Lake Placid
* was the "centerfold" in the NY Daily News (not Playboy, sorry!)
* climbed to the top of the second highest tall ship in the world-- 179' up! (The Kruzenstern)
* swam in an outdoor geothermal pool in Iceland in 34 degree weather
* saved a boy from drowning when I was 17 at a hotel pool
* was the first female to take the "Weight-training for Men" course in college (thank you Title Nine!)
* got kissed on the lips by a Klingon (Michael Dorn)
* interview many celebrities for television (but, hey, that's my job, and yeah, I have a pretty cool job
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