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| One of Stanford's top breaststrokers in the 1980s, Rapp was a two-time Olympian for the Cardinal. She won a silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. At the age of 15, she qualified for her first Olympics, in 1980, one in which the U.S boycotted. Four years later she broke the American record in the 200 breast at the U.S. Trials and went onto a silver medal. At Stanford she won the 100 and 200 breast at the Pac-10 Championships in 1987 and was an NCAA Champion in the 200 breast in 1984 and 1987, and a collegiate champion in the 200 IM in 1986. After two knee operations, she qualified for 1988 Seoul Games. At the age of 40, von der Lippe qualified for the 2008 United States Olympic Trials in the 100 meter breaststroke. | |||||||||||
