An Agonizing Anniversary: 50 Years Since the Doping-Fueled Rise of East Germany From 1973 to 1989, the swimming world watched women swimmers from the German Democratic Republic rise from mediocrity
Historical Dive: When Chinese Doping Mirrored the Systematic Program of East Germany The similarities could not be overlooked. Sudden, and massive, drops in time. A revolving cadre of new names.
Passages: Werner Franke, Doctor who Exposed East German Doping, 82 Werner Franke, a German doctor who helped expose East Germany’s expansive state-sponsored doping program, has died. Franke died of an
Through Jim Thorpe Decision, IOC Has Opened Door to Right Wrongs of East German Doping So, the door is ajar? Is that what the International Olympic Committee has suggested? Seems
FINA has voted to strip Dr Lothar Kipke of the honour he was awarded by the global federation almost 22 years after he was convicted of playing a key role
Swimming World Presents -Tarnished Gold: East Germany’s Kristin Otto – Sponsored By S.R. Smith The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World
It has been a long time since East Germany ruled the Olympic games with performance-enhancing drugs. The issue in swimming has been brought to the forefront as Shirley Babashoff and
Shirley Babashoff, Making Waves: My Journey to Winning Olympic Gold and Defeating the East German Doping Program (Santa Monica Press LLC, 2016), 272 pp. + 32 pp. of illus. Reviewed
With all the buzz over USA Swimming’s Last Gold Documentary, Swimming World republished a rarely heard audio interview with Jack Nelson. Nelson, was a major force in coaching the American women
2016 is the 40th Anniversary of 1976 Olympics. The following article reflected on those games and the truth about that era. It was first published January 9, 2007 and Swimming
