[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 18647-18648]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING OLYMPIAN CARLY PIPER

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                       HON. CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 15, 2004

  Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I would first like to congratulate all 
the American athletes who competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, 
Greece.
  Being an Olympian is a tremendous honor, and I commend all the 
athletes who represented our Nation well. These athletes have dedicated 
long hours, sweat, and tears to accomplish the highest honor in sports.
  I would like to recognize the Olympians from the State of Michigan, 
and particularly one of my constituents Carly Piper. Carly and her 800 
meter freestyle relay team had a dominating performance at the Olympic 
pool and earned a gold medal while setting a world record 7 minutes, 
53.42 seconds, easily beating the mark of 7:55.47 set exactly 17 years 
earlier by the controversial East Germany team.
  Carly Piper, the daughter of Kenn and Carol Piper, graduated from 
Grosse Pointe North High School in 2001 and had visions of going to the 
Olympics. Even in high school, Carly was All-State and All-American 
earning respect at a young age.
  Attending the University of Wisconsin, Carly continued to shine in 
her athletic endeavors. In 2002, Ms. Piper placed third in the 1500 
meter freestyle at the P66 Summer Nationals and she took fourth in the 
500 yard freestyle.

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In 2003, she finished sixth in the 1650 yard freestyle in the NCAA 
Championship and won gold in the 800 meter freestyle relay at the Pan 
American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
  Carly earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic team by finishing fifth in 
the 200 meter freestyle at the U.S. trials and is the first female 
swimmer from the University of Wisconsin to make a U.S. Olympic Team. 
Carly, who is a zoology major at the University of Wisconsin, plans on 
becoming a veterinarian after her swimming and college careers are 
over.
  When Carly was seven years old, she told her parents that she would 
go to the Olympics, and little did she know, she would not only go to 
the Olympics but she would win the gold with a recordbreaking swim.
  Again, I congratulate Carly Piper for all of her dedication and hard 
work and the achievements she has met both personally and with her team 
while representing the United States in the 2004 Olympic games in 
Athens. She has made all in the State of Michigan proud of her 
victories.

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