[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26144]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



            HONORING OLYMPIC ATHLETE CHRISTINE SMITH COLLINS

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 14, 2000

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, today I wish to join the City of Worcester 
in recognizing one of our most dedicated athletes, rower Christine 
Smith Collins. At the Sydney Olympics, Ms. Collins and her partner 
Sarah Garner captured the Bronze Medal in the lightweight double 
sculls.
  Ms. Collins was an avid track runner before discovering rowing at 
Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, where she received her 
Bachelor's Degree with honors in 1991. Rowing certainly fit her well, 
as she has become the most decorated female rower in U.S. history. She 
has been an eight time national champion, won four world titles, and 
six world championship medals.
  In addition to her success on the water, Ms. Collins is also a 
practicing attorney, receiving her degree from George Washington Law 
School in 1998. She was a law clerk to the Justices of the Superior 
Court of Massachusetts and is currently an associate at the law firm of 
Bowditch and Dewey, LLP in Worcester, Massachusetts.
  Ms. Collins resides in Worcester with her husband Matt Collins, a 
physician at Family Health Center in Worcester and himself a former 
member of the U.S. Rowing Team and 1993 World Champion. I greatly 
admire her many accomplishments, both in and out of the water. Mr. 
Speaker, I ask that this House join me and the City of Worcester in 
honoring this tremendous athlete and to wish her much continued success 
in the future.

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