Barred from Austrian Christian athletic
\nclubs, the country\u2019s swim champion
\nrecalled \u2014 sixty-five years later \u2014<\/p>\n
that day. The team approached the entrance,
\nheard thunder from the cheering throng inside
\nthe Vienna arena. She, in the lead \u2014 David\u2019s proud
\nstar fixed to her shirt. When the girl stepped into view<\/p>\n
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\nXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX<\/span>slammed
\nXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX<\/span>silent.<\/p>\n
\nthousand piercing glares surrounded her.
\nAnd so, paladin-like, refused to swim
\nfor Austria in Hitler\u2019s Berlin games.
\nFor this deed, she was stripped<\/p>\n
\nthose stunning Alpine peaks \u2014
\nthe populace waltzed on.<\/p>\n