Swimmer delays start of school to represent Peru in Olympics Ruth Stevens Rowing isn't the only water sport that will have representation from Princeton at the Summer Olympics. Juan Pablo Valdivieso, a freshman at the University this fall, will be swimming the 200-meter butterfly on behalf of the Peru team on Sept. 18. He'll begin classes at the University as soon as he returns from Sydney. In addition, Susan Teeter, coach of the Princeton women's swim team, is an assistant manager of the U.S. Olympic swim team. She was head manager of the 1996 Olympic team in Atlanta. Valdivieso was born in the United States and lives in Bethesda, Md. His parents are natives of Peru, which enabled him to join the team. He qualified for the Olympics at the Pan American Games in August 1999 and at the South American Championships in April 2000. A 1999 high school graduate, Valdivieso deferred his admission to Princeton for a year so that he could train for the Olympics. He hopes to join the men's swim team when he arrives on campus. His sister, Veronica Valdivieso, is a 1997 Princeton graduate and was a member of the women's swim team for two years. "The Olympics are especially exciting for me because my grandfather was in the 1936 Games as a goalie for Peru's soccer team," he says. "I'm hoping to at least make the top 16 in my event. If I make the semi-final round, it's always so close between third and 16th that you never know what might happen!"		September 10, 2000 Vol. 90, No. 1 previous   archives   next Contents • They've arrived! • Graduate School enrolls largest new group in 100 years • Student's stories show diversity • New look debuts for Bulletin • By the numbers: Frist Campus Center • Clinton to speak • Job postings available on Web • Spotlight / People • Many work 'with one accord' to raise funds for Princeton • Campaign achieves records in giving, participation • Calendar of events • Briefs • Chromosome research may give cancer clues • Summer is boom time for building • Obituaries • Rowers go for the orange in Sydney • Swimmer delays start of school to represent Peru in Olympics • Research Notes • Berry keynotes two-day event • Mahlman retirement marked with symposia • Noted alumni return for centennial • Exhibit reveals Stevenson's life The Bulletin is published weekly during the academic year, except during University breaks and exam weeks, by the Office of Communications, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. Permission is given to adapt, reprint or excerpt material from the Bulletin for use in other media. Deadline. In general, the copy deadline for each issue is the Friday 10 days in advance of the Monday cover date. The deadline for the Bulletin that covers Sept. 25-Oct. 1 is Friday, Sept. 15. A complete publication schedule is available at deadlines. Subscriptions. The Bulletin is distributed free to faculty, staff and students. Others may subscribe to the Bulletin for $24 for the academic year (half price for current Princeton parents and people over 65). Send a check to Office of Communications, Stanhope Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. Editor: Ruth Stevens Staff writer: Yvonne Chiu Hays Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller Contributing writers: Andrew Choi, Marilyn Marks, Steven Schultz Photographer: Denise Applewhite Design: Mahlon Lovett, Laurel Masten Cantor Web edition: Mahlon Lovett