European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Carrying americas swim Hopes by Leah Larkin travel writer racy Caulkins has a Mouth full of braces a face full of freckles and a suitcase full of bathing  started swimming at the age of 8. Before Long she was winning medals and trophies to fill up the bookshelves Back Home in Nashville. I like it. I do Well. So i keep at it said the 15-year-old Champion. In the Amateur athletic Union championships in Texas recently Caulkins won five events. She broke the world record in the 200-meter individual Medley an event com prising All four strokes backstroke breaststroke Butterfly and freestyle she Hopes to break More records in the world aquatics championships being held in West Berlin now through aug. 28.Caulkins and some 39 other Young american swim mers were in Darmstadt. Germany last week warming up for the big meet with daily practice sessions. As the top american female swimmer Caulkins real izes there is a lot of pressure for me to do Well. Yet everyone has a  in International swimming Competition americans have traditionally been no. 1 until a few years ago that is when the East German women won the 1973 world championships then went on to take 11 of the e 13 Gold medals in the 1976 olympics. The East germans caught us. Napping said George Haines head coach of the american swimmers. Their girls were  the strength came from weight training which had not been part of the workout routine for Ameri can women. Lifting weights it was feared would turn Lithe supple bodies into masses of huge hard muscle. Weight training was t even de Rigueur for male swim Jesse Vassal of one of thai mers. Most coaches Felt medals of swimming. These Days in addition to  water swimming some 17 Miles c swim team members do lift weights. And it does t make them George Breen pointed out. Take at wonder How a stick like that can lift indeed you do. Curly haired women swimmers is slender. Many Al Tel do have the Well developed muscular it both the men and women came before the International Early arrival would allow them to image changes so hopefully they will i they Spring from the platforms into it while in Darmstadt they Mil the props of competitive swim wore panty Hose even the i Darmstadt City official Otto Blacker greets . Swimmers at reception Page 14 the stars and stripes clean shaven Mik i