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Vandeweghe, 83, died March 24 at her home in Newport Beach, Calif., after battling intestinal issues on and off for 17 years.
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It's a Family Affair
For the Vandeweghes, sporting events are family affairs. When one member of the family is participating, the others are always on hand, a personal cheering section.
But when Tauna Vandeweghe took fourth place overall at this year's Superstars competition in Key Biscayne, her parents and younger brother and sister looking on, one of her biggest fans was missing.
Just this once, older brother Kiki, had an excuse: the former swimmer now works as an NBA forward; and his employers, the Denver Nuggets, needed him.
Although they began their athletic careers in the California age-group swimming ranks, both of the elder Vandeweghe children have mastered new sports in recent years--Tauna has announced that this will be her last swim meet and that she plans to play volleyball in her final year at UCLA.
While Kiki garnered national acclaim last year when he led the UCLA Bruins into the final of the NCAA Basketball Championship which UCLA lost, 59-54 to Louisville,