"Barbara Walker" is the name of:

* Barbara G. Walker (born 1930), American author and feminist

* Barbara Jo Walker (1926–2000), American beauty pageant contestant, Miss America in 1947

*Barbara K. Walker, writer of Teeny-Tiny and the Witch-Woman

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We thought he was dead because they said the water was contaminated.

It was amazing to be able to do that, to have that opportunity.

I absolutely think this is what I'm supposed to be doing, ... I think being an athlete helps me to understand what they're going through, and I think the athletes understand that, too. ... And every day I use what I talk about with them.

I have a really great husband, and we work it all together, ... I wouldn't want to give up any of it.

Another piece of Parkersburg's history is gone.

Yes, it was rough.

I loved it from the very beginning, ... It's a healthy thing to do, and it's nice to have the multiple sports to balance your body. It's always challenging.

It had been a rumor for a while.

I was really overwhelmed, ... I said, 'Oh my God, I really am an athlete.' It was a lot bigger than just going out and doing races.