Poll: Favorite Swimmer of all time?

Men: Rowdy Gaines - Tough as nails. One of the first to come back to swimming post college and compete at the international level. A class act who might have won numerous Gold medals in the 80 Olympics that Carter rediculously boycotted. Continues to represent our sport in the best of manners. Women: Shirley Babashoff - The victim of East German cheating in the 70's who was cast out of swimming for bringing the steroids issue to the forefront. Two Olympics, 2 World championships accounting 13 Silver medals all lost to the East Germans. All this time and she was correct all along.

Men: Rowdy Gaines - Tough as nails. One of the first to come back to swimming post college and compete at the international level. A class act who might have won numerous Gold medals in the 80 Olympics that Carter rediculously boycotted. Continues to represent our sport in the best of manners. Women: Shirley Babashoff - The victim of East German cheating in the 70's who was cast out of swimming for bringing the steroids issue to the forefront. Two Olympics, 2 World championships accounting 13 Silver medals all lost to the East Germans. All this time and she was correct all along.