[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 4, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1509-E1510]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    DeLAURO HONORS HOMETOWN OLYMPIAN

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 4, 1996

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to rise today to honor 
Steven Segaloff as he returns from the 1996 Summer Olympic games in 
Atlanta, GA. On Wednesday, August

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14 the Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven sponsored a Welcome 
Olympian celebration for Steven.
  I have known Steven for many years and am a close friend of his 
parents, Barbara and Jim Segaloff. It gives me great pleasure to be 
able to recognize Steven's achievements. As a member of the Olympic 
crew team, Steven has embodied all that we have come to expect and 
admire in Olympic athletes. Originally introduced to the sport by his 
father, Steven has truly made it his own.
  Crew is a sport which requires exceptional teamwork. The coxswain 
must coordinate the eight men rowing, guide the boat, and motivate the 
team. It is the role of the coxswain to pull the team together to 
function as a cohesive unit. This role demands keen judgment and 
extraordinary skill as a tactician. Throughout his rowing career, 
Steven has proven himself to be a master of these skills and an 
invaluable member of the team.
  Steven first began to row at the Yale Boathouse on the Housatonic 
River in Derby, where he filled in for regular varsity coxes when they 
missed practice. He continued to cox for Cornell University's Varsity 
crew team. Upon graduation from Cornell, Steven went to work for 
Senator Joseph Biden as a staff assistant to the Senate Judiciary 
Committee in 1993. However, his plans to continue in politics and law 
were put on hold indefinitely when he was asked to cox for the national 
team. In the past 3 years of preparation for the Olympics, Steven has 
coxed the national team to first place finishes at the 1994 World 
Rowing Championships, the 1994 Henley Royal Regetta in London, the 1994 
Goodwill Games, and the 1995 Pan American Games in Argentina.
  Steven came to the Olympic games with the same drive and 
determination that he brought to those competitions. The U.S. team 
qualified for the finals with a win in the first heat and finished in 
fifth place. Although Steven is disappointed to have missed the gold 
medal, New Haven is nothing but proud. Steven has shown all of us the 
beauty of an athlete pursuing a dream with extraordinary commitment, 
dedication, and passion. He has truly embodied the spirit of the 
Olympic games.
  I am very pleased to join Steven's parents and friends as they 
welcome him back from the Olympics. I offer my heartfelt 
congratulations on a job well done. The United States has everything to 
be proud of in this great athlete.

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