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Winand Williger had a simple instruction when he hopped on his plane from the Netherlands in 1985.
When he landed at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, he was supposed to find the man wearing a hat with a "B" on it — Ball State swim coach Bob Thomas, whom he had never met.
Then 18 years old, Williger had never been outside of his home country but was willing to venture anywhere in the world for his love of swimming and to get an education.