[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18179]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING CALIFORNIA'S 2004 OLYMPIANS

  (Ms. WATSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the participants of the 2004 
Summer Olympics from California. Last month, 537 American athletes 
traveled to Athens to compete for what is arguably the most esteemed 
prize in the sporting world, an Olympic medal. Among them, were 143 
athletes from my own home State of California, and I was able to 
witness their success.
  Our California Olympians made their country proud, winning 78 medals: 
31 were gold, 17 silver, and 30 bronze. As representative of the 33rd 
Congressional District, I would like to honor these California 
Olympians and their contributions to the Golden State's tradition of 
individual and collective human achievement.
  In particular, I wish to enter into the Record the names of those 
Californians who brought home Olympic gold from Athens:

       Lindsay Benko, Women's Swimming, 4x200 Meter Freestyle 
     Relay; Laura Berg, Women's Softball; Shannon Boxx, Women's 
     Soccer; Crystl Bustos, Women's Softball; Brandi Chastain, 
     Women's Soccer; Natalie Coughlin, Women's Swimming, 100 
     Meter; Backstroke, 4x200 Meter Freestyle Relay; Matthew 
     Deakin, Men's Rowing.
       Joy Fawcett, Women's Soccer; Lisa Fernandez, Women's 
     Softball; Jennie Finch, Women's Softball; Tairia Flowers, 
     Women's Softball; Julie Foudy, Women's Soccer; Amanda Freed, 
     Women's Softball; Yolanda Griffith, Women's Basketball; 
     Joanna Hayes, Women's 100 Meter Hurdles.
       Monique Henderson, Women's 4x400 Meter Relay; Lovieanne 
     Jung, Women's Softball; Lenny Krayzelburg, Men's Swimming, 
     4x100 Meter Medley Relay; Lisa Leslie, Women's Basketball; 
     Jason Lezak, Men's Swimming, 4x100 Meter Medley Relay; Misty 
     May, Women's Beach Volleyball; Jessica Mendoza, Women's 
     Softball.
       Stacey Nuveman, Women's Softball; Leah O'Brien-Amico, 
     Women's Softball; Kimberly Rhode, Women's Double Trap 
     Shooting; Diana Taurasi, Women's Basketball; Jenny Topping, 
     Women's Softball; Alyson Wagner, Women's Soccer; Kerri Walsh, 
     Women's Volleyball; Andre Ward, Men's Light Heavyweight 
     Boxing; Natasha Renee Watley, Women's Softball.

  The talent, dedication and sportsmanship of our California Olympians 
serves to inspire all of us to strive for success, no matter what our 
goals. I am proud to stand here to pay tribute to these California 
Olympic heros, and to all of America's Olympic athletes. I thank them 
all for using their gifts to inspire us all to greatness.

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