Former GDR Coaches Investigated07 October 1997BERLIN, GERMANY - Two swim coaches are suspected of administering drugs to minors as part of a criminal investigation into drug use in East German sports. Dieter Lindemann and Volker Frischke were hired by the German national team after unification and were recently withdrawn from their coaching pos...
Swimmer Splits from Coach17 November 1996From Reuter's News Service - Germany's Franziska van Almsick, Olympic silver medalist in the 200 freestyle in Atlanta, has reportedly split with her coach Dieter Lindemann. Van Almsick, who has worked with Lindemann throughout her senior career, will now link with Berlin coach Gerd Esser who also tr...
Two Former GDR Coaches Fired18 October 1997FRANKFURT, GERMANY - Two former East German swimming coaches charged with giving anabolic steroids to unwitting teen-age athletes were fired by the German Swimming Federation. Dieter Lindemann and Volker Frischke knowingly gave "false statements to us, their employer," federation chairman Ruediger T...