U.S. OLYMPIC FESTIVAL LOS ANGELES 1991 : NOTEBOOK
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When Arnold Schwarzenegger visited Honolulu for a body building contest, Kathy-Lyn Allen was crushed. A swim meet conflicted with her chance to see her favorite actor.
But Allen must be living right because on Saturday, Allen not only met Schwarzenegger, he kissed her and she, well she actually swooned.
The star of Terminator 2 attended the swimming competition at USC and presented the awards for the women’s 100-meter butterfly.
After placing a medal around the neck of the gold, silver and bronze medalists, Schwarzenegger delighted the crowd and the lucky teen-agers with a kiss.
Fourteen-year-old silver medalist Renee Gamboa of Franklin, Wis., said: “Before I swam I thought what if it is our event he gives the awards for, but I didn’t think I’d be this lucky.”
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