Foreign Waters – Ohio State Swimming & Diving – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/19/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swim & Dive
Dec. 19, 2006
When Rebekah Rychvalsky came to Ohio State in 2003, the Sydney, Australia native had never stepped foot in America. Moving thousands of miles from her family was a demanding adjustment, but her place as a Buckeye swimmer helped Rychvalsky feel right at home during the transition.
For the Ohio State women’s swim team, the five international athletes are helping revolutionized the program’s success. Now the colorful and diverse group, which experienced the growing pains of the cultural shift together, sees itself just as much of a family as it does a team.
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