Craig Beardsley Talks About Tasting International Success and Handling 1980 Olympic Boycott on The Morning Swim Show, Feb. 3, 2010

PHOENIX, Arizona, February 3. THIS year marks the 30th anniversary of the boycott of the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics by the United States and its allies, and today's edition of The Morning Swim Show features Craig Beardsley, a member of the 1980 Olympic team.

Beardsley, a former world record holder in the 200 butterfly and a top gold medal contender, talks about winning his first international title at the 1979 Pan-American Games, working with Randy Reese at the University of Florida and how the boycott affected him. Watch the full show in the video player below and visit Swimming World.TV for more video interviews.

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