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Kelly Hecking celebrated her 18th birthday last week with a cake with her family, a visit with her boyfriend, and a very special call _ the one in which she accepted a near full athletic scholarship to continue her swimming and scholastic career this fall at Notre Dame.
"People always ask me about my goals in swimming, and my main goal since I started was to earn a college scholarship and now I've done that," said the Rutherford High School senior. "They need a backstroker and I'm hoping that I can fill that spot for them."
That should not be a problem even for a program that has won the Big East title the last two years. Hecking is the two-time defending State champion in the 100-yard backstroke,...