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- ↑ "Speed Skaters". National Speed Skating Museum & Hall of Fame. 2001-02-11. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- ↑ Area Athletes Ready to Conquer Innsbruck, Edith Herman, February 2, 1976, Chicago Tribune, p. B7; accessed August 20, 2008.
- ↑ These area athletes will chase gold, Jody Homer & Neil Milbert, January 29, 1984, Chicago Tribune, p. C6; accessed August 20, 2008.
- ↑ Article from Maine South's Southwards highlighting Nancy Swider as a skating coach Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Isaacson: Some Olympic speedskating coaches are unhappy with lack of credentials - ESPN Chicago
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