ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, August 8, 1996               TAG: 9608080079
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                PAGE: N-6  EDITION: METRO 

IN THE SWIM|

LENGTH: Short :   21 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  1. Six Roanoke Valley swimmers are competing at the 
          Eastern Zone Swimming Championships, which began Wednesday in 
          Pittsburgh. (From left) Laura Dichtel, Tommy Rappold (front), Jamie 
          Trivett (back) and Alex Seamon, as well as Andy Bauman, who is not 
          pictured, represent the Carter Center Aquatics Marlins. Lindsay Hock
          represents the Roanoke Valley Swimming Inc. Gators. They will swim 
          on the Virginia team to compete against teams from 12 Eastern 
          states. To qualify, the swimmers had to rank in the top two in the 
          state or achieve four qualifing times. 2. (headshot) Hock.