At the U.S. Trials there was one official in every lane looking at the turns, so now that we're in Athens, how does Kitajima get away with that dolphin kick on his turn? It seemed clear to me from the above water shot, then was confirmed with the underwater. Other breaststrokers care to weigh in?
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The East Germans also experimented with sodium bicarbonate, a legal substance that acts as a blood buffer. It has been proven to work by just about every study.
The unfortunate by-products of injestion of large amounts of sodium bicarbonate are huge burps and farts. Needless to say they did not use it!
Yes they did experiment with air. Again I do not believe they actually used it in competition. Some ideas are just BAD:D
I agree with Tom, Shirley Babashaw should be awarded her Gold medals stolen by drug cheats. This was proven in courts of law in Germany. These same coaches then wen to work for the chinese! Also proven drug cheats.
The great breaststroker John Moffat was going to do a television documentary about 5 years ago, talking with many of the east German women who won but their lives were ruined by cancers and other health problems. At that time Shirley would not let herself be interviewed.
Since then she was honored at the USAS Convention as the rightful winner of those Gold medals. The room gave her a standing ovation. She was the little girl ( youngest on the team ) who upon going into the womens locker room, came out screaming there are men in there. Of course it was just the East German women with their bass male voices!
She was also humiliated when coming home to the USA by our wonderful media, who complained that she did not beat the East German girls and was a failure!
Shirley has gone with her life and has become a great college swim coach. She is a true American Hero! God bless her.
The East Germans also experimented with sodium bicarbonate, a legal substance that acts as a blood buffer. It has been proven to work by just about every study.
The unfortunate by-products of injestion of large amounts of sodium bicarbonate are huge burps and farts. Needless to say they did not use it!
Yes they did experiment with air. Again I do not believe they actually used it in competition. Some ideas are just BAD:D
I agree with Tom, Shirley Babashaw should be awarded her Gold medals stolen by drug cheats. This was proven in courts of law in Germany. These same coaches then wen to work for the chinese! Also proven drug cheats.
The great breaststroker John Moffat was going to do a television documentary about 5 years ago, talking with many of the east German women who won but their lives were ruined by cancers and other health problems. At that time Shirley would not let herself be interviewed.
Since then she was honored at the USAS Convention as the rightful winner of those Gold medals. The room gave her a standing ovation. She was the little girl ( youngest on the team ) who upon going into the womens locker room, came out screaming there are men in there. Of course it was just the East German women with their bass male voices!
She was also humiliated when coming home to the USA by our wonderful media, who complained that she did not beat the East German girls and was a failure!
Shirley has gone with her life and has become a great college swim coach. She is a true American Hero! God bless her.
