Title supplied by cataloger. The Olympic Swim Stadium, later McDonald's Swim Stadium then the Uytengsu Aquatics Center, on the University of Southern California campus, was built for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games and opened in July 1983. Synchronized swimming first became an official Olympic sport with both solo and duet competitions at the 1984 Summer Games. Photograph caption dated August 10, 1984 reads, "The United States' Candy Costie and Tracie Ruiz--or is it Tracie Ruiz and Candy Costie?--perform their nearly perfect, gold-medal duet in synchronized swimming at USC Stadium pool." The pair won the gold medal for their routine, "Duet."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Olympic Swim Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.) University of Southern California Olympic Games--(23rd :--1984 :--Los Angeles, Calif.) Olympics Synchronized swimmers--United States Swimmers--United States Olympic athletes--United States Women Olympic athletes--United States Swimming--California--Los Angeles Synchronized swimming--California--Los Angeles Aquatic sports facilities--California--Los Angeles Swimming pools--California--Los Angeles University Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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