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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Swimming prodigy Mary Beck of Westlake High School |
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set a new national high school record in the 200-yard individual |
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medley at the UIL State Swimming and Diving Championships, held at |
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The University of Texas at Austin Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming |
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Center on February 16 and 17, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, The 15-year-old sophomore, who had previously set |
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the national record two weeks earlier only to see it bested, |
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regained the top mark in the meet's preliminary round with a time of |
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1 minute, 57.74 seconds; she then topped her own record in the |
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finals when she touched the wall at 1:57.41, a full five seconds |
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ahead of her closest competitor; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Beck, a Colorado transfer who won her first |
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state title at the age of eight, also nabbed a silver medal in the |
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500-yard freestyle and garnered two gold medals in team relay |
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events; and |
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WHEREAS, The individual medley is a true benchmark of |
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swimming excellence and all-around ability, as this challenging |
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event requires participants to demonstrate skill in all four |
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strokes: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle; in |
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addition to being proficient in the four diverse strokes, swimmers |
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must seamlessly transition from one style to the next without |
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losing precious seconds; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Beck's performance not only brought the Olympic |
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hopeful well-deserved recognition, it also helped her team take |
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home the state crown, and she will always be able to look back with |
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pride on this exciting championship experience; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Beck on setting a new national |
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high school record in the 200-yard individual medley and extend to |
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her best wishes for continued success in all her endeavors; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Beck as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |