GOLDEN AGE OF SPORT
1. Grit Breuer & Katrin Krabbe DDR team at the 1990 European Championships, the final hurrah of the nation of sporting gods!
2. The 1972 Munich Olympics were a huge disappointment to East Germany's women's swimming team - they failed to win a single gold medal. The following year at the World Championships in Belgrade the East German women came away with 10 golds with their star, Kornelia Ender, winning four. What was the secret of their success? There are some sinister theories, but before everyone utters the 'd' word it is worth remembering that no East German swimmer ever tested positive. More likely it was the advance in swimsuit technology. The East Germans appeared in skin-tight stretchy suits that afforded sideways glances from opponents. Ender and co had announced the golden age of Lycra.
2. The 1972 Munich Olympics were a huge disappointment to East Germany's women's swimming team - they failed to win a single gold medal. The following year at the World Championships in Belgrade the East German women came away with 10 golds with their star, Kornelia Ender, winning four. What was the secret of their success? There are some sinister theories, but before everyone utters the 'd' word it is worth remembering that no East German swimmer ever tested positive. More likely it was the advance in swimsuit technology. The East Germans appeared in skin-tight stretchy suits that afforded sideways glances from opponents. Ender and co had announced the golden age of Lycra.
posted by The Ayatollah Of RocknRolla at 10:50 AM
1 Comments:
Grit always did was powerful as the anchor
Greattt lady
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