{"id":498053,"date":"2022-02-24T09:27:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T16:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=498053"},"modified":"2022-02-24T15:15:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T22:15:45","slug":"champion-women-looking-for-help-nominating-1976-womens-400-freestyle-relay-for-usopc-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/champion-women-looking-for-help-nominating-1976-womens-400-freestyle-relay-for-usopc-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Champion Women Looking for Help Nominating 1976 Women&#8217;s 400 Freestyle Relay for USOPC Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Champion Women, an advocacy group for girls and women in sports, is aiming to help recognize the U.S. Olympic 400 freestyle relay team from 1976.<\/p>\n<p>The group sent out a call to Olympians and Paralympians to nominate the relay for the United States Olympic Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Hall of Fame in the Legend category.\u00a0 The relay consisted of<strong> Jill Sterkel, Kim Peyton, Wendy Boglioli <\/strong>and<strong> Shirley Babashoff.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need your help getting these amazing four women onto the ballot for the USOPC Hall of Fame. It is time to recognize these athletes and their unbelievable accomplishment winning gold against the East Germans who were systematically doping,&#8221; the email states. &#8220;Before we can get the 1976 Women\u2019s 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay Team inducted into the USOPC Hall of Fame in the Legend category, <u>we need to get them on the annual ballot.<\/u> If we&#8217;re successful we\u2019ll need you help voting later on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The deadline to add a nomination is Thursday, February 25, 2022. Please use this form: <a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttps-3A__usoc.tfaforms.net_306%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3D2WL0YSuuUVVc0p-CnY1CMA%26r%3DKhZ7acDMU3lYD7Nsgk-J2yVqLg3pSENZJRYibGh_iUk%26m%3DbekCSVFK9ByyWvqTAWkB-npwV1V0GH78O08pLABJ7Dmc_KuzMM6CxW8wjV1epU-O%26s%3D19gZnW8nbyDpYiiB4s2wdM93tW2EkxCSHNJfAGZEH00%26e%3D&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C9d0fb4070bda4bbdaff408d9f71c97f3%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637812524435937762%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=N%2B8%2BaRvZusPSt0T19eH5gst0EeR63yOa0bxGBh9kWww%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/usoc.tfaforms.net\/306<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The email goes on to list the instructions for voting:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>1) Click on the link and select the &#8220;Legend&#8221; category.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2) Enter your name and information<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>3) Add your connection to the Olympic \/ Paralympic movement<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>4) Select &#8220;Legend&#8221; Category<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>5) For nominee name, enter <strong>Last <\/strong><strong>Gold<\/strong> (First\/ Last name) &#8211; (The USOPC has advised us to use this name for relay nomination.)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>6) Sport \u2014 Swimming<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>7) Discipline &#8211; 4 x 100 Women\u2019s Freestyle Relay<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>8) Olympic Experience &#8211; 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. Gold medal 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>9) Top 5 Accomplishments<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1) Gold Medal Performance<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2) Olympic Record<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3)\u00a0World Record<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4) The team prevailed against the East German women swimmers, who were\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0systematically doped\u00a0by the coaches and doctors of their sports federation.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5) This team is a great representative of the Olympic ideals.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>10) Top #3 Reasons why this individual (team) should be included:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1)\u00a0The Olympic ideal of clean sport continues to be threatened by the use of<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Performance Enhancing Drugs. This story should be preserved in the USOPC<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hall of Fame as an example to future generations of right prevailing in the best<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 tradition of the Olympic movement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2) At the time, the American public, the USOC, and the Press expected these<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 American women to be gracious losers. But in fact, their performance in the<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 final event made them tremendous\u00a0winners and role models.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3) The time has come to recognize the full story and honor 4&#215;100 freestyle relay<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0team as winners in the \u201cHall of Fame\u201d. Despite seemingly insurmountable\u00a0 odds, these great athletes prevailed against athletes now known<\/em><em>\u00a0 to have been doped with anabolic steroids.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Please submit your nominations by Feb. 25, 2022, Thursday, via this form: <a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttps-3A__usoc.tfaforms.net_306%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3D2WL0YSuuUVVc0p-CnY1CMA%26r%3DKhZ7acDMU3lYD7Nsgk-J2yVqLg3pSENZJRYibGh_iUk%26m%3DbekCSVFK9ByyWvqTAWkB-npwV1V0GH78O08pLABJ7Dmc_KuzMM6CxW8wjV1epU-O%26s%3D19gZnW8nbyDpYiiB4s2wdM93tW2EkxCSHNJfAGZEH00%26e%3D&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C9d0fb4070bda4bbdaff408d9f71c97f3%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637812524435937762%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=N%2B8%2BaRvZusPSt0T19eH5gst0EeR63yOa0bxGBh9kWww%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/usoc.tfaforms.net\/306<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>We need all Olympians and Paralympians to help us recognize one of America&#8217;s great Olympic performances!\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Thank you for your help and support.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><u>The Nomination Committee:<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Karen Moe Humphreys: 1976 Olympic Women\u2019s Swimming Team Captain<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Marcia Morey: 1976 Olympic Women\u2019s Swimming Team Captain<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Gary Hall Sr.: 1976 Olympic Men\u2019s Swimming Team Captain<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Steve Furniss: 1976 Olympic Men\u2019s Swimming Team Captain<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Champion Women, an advocacy group for girls and women in sports, is aiming to help recognize the U.S. Olympic 400 freestyle relay team from 1976. 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