[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 110 (Wednesday, September 15, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              PAYING TRIBUTE TO SUSAN BARTHOLOMEW-WILLIAMS

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                        HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 2004

  Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, 
Greece have concluded but will not be forgotten. The Games have yielded 
some of the most incredible competition in the history of sports. The 
athletes have rigorously trained and endured formidable obstacles in 
their quest for the distinction of the world's elite.
  Susan Bartholomew-Williams, one of my constituents, made us all 
proud. At the recent Olympics, she achieved legendary status by placing 
third in the Olympic Triathlon at Athens and bringing home a bronze 
medal.
  Since beginning her career a decade ago Susan has had numerous top-
ten finishes and has risen to the uppermost echelons of her sport. 
Susan did not compete in the 2000 Sydney Games due to the birth of her 
daughter and was out of competition in 1999 as a result of a 
deabilitating side effect of her treatment for a pulmonary embolism. 
But she came back stronger than ever and brought home the bronze medal 
for the United States in the triathlon.
  Mr. Speaker, I am in awe of the rigor and perseverance displayed by 
Ms. Bartholomew-Williams in the 2004 Olympic Triathlon, and all of the 
athletes who represented the U.S. in Athens. I wish her further success 
in all her future endeavors.

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