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SWIMNEWS CONTENTS JULY 1997
N.J.Thierry, Editor&Publisher CONSECUTIVE NUMBER 230 VOLUME 24, NUMBER7
MarcoChiesa, BusinessManager FEATURES
KarinHelmstaedt, InternationalEditor
AnitaSmale, CopyEditor 6 Youth Championships
SevenYouthRecordsBettered. BrianJohnsBetters200FreeNAGRecordSet 14YearsAgo
FeatureWriters
CecilColwin,Ottawa 9 WCSA Conference George Block
KatharineDunn,Halifax
RussEwald,Sunland,USA Financial RewardsProposedforMajorCompetitions
Neil Harvey,Victoria 10 Colwin on Coaching Cecil M. Colwin
AnitaLonsbrough,England —
PatriciaYoung,HongKong PabloMorales LordoftheFlow
GeorgeBlock,SanAntonio,USA
14 German Nationals Karin Helmstaedt
PaulQuinlan,Australia
GeneralLaginPerformances
InternationalStatisticalSupportGroup:
JorgeAguado,Argentina 16 The German Scandal Karin Helmstaedt
AronneAnghileri, Italy DopingintheFormerGDR.Coaches,SportDoctors,andBureaucratstobeCharged
RumenAtanasov,Bulgaria
ChakerBelhadj,Tunisia 17 Mare Nostrum Karin Helmstaedt
SzabolcsFodor,Hungary
GerdHeydn,Germany ClaudiaPollTakingOverFreestyleSupremacy
FranckJensen, Denmark 22 Personality: AmandaBeard Russ Ewald
BerthJohansson,Sweden
MayleneTurner,SouthAfrica "IKnewThatHereWasASpecialSwimmer,"coachDavidSalo
MichelSalles,France 24 Poster:JennyThompson Marco Chiesa
JuanAntonioSierra,Spain
FratisekStochl, CzechRepublic 26 Poolside: Marianne Limpert Karin Helmstaedt
ThrasosTezapsidis,Greece
NelsonVargas, Mexico NowSeemstobetheTimetoConcentrateonSwimming
JanuszWasko, Poland 27 Canadian Prospect: Garrett Pulle Karin Helmstaedt
SumireWatanabe,Japan
MarioC.Xavier,Brazil TheBiggertheMeet,TheBetterIThinkI'dDo
29 Profile: Helen Don-Duncan AnitaLonsbrough
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SWIMNEWS, 4 Calendar, RecordSetters 34 Backwash
356SumachSt.,Toronto,Ontario AboutThisIssue 38 World Rankings
M4X1V4,CANADA IX TOP (TinyOlympicProspects) 40-45 TAG (TopAgeGroupTimes)
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ABOUT THIS ISSUE CANADIAN CALENDAR INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR
Siik HiiiTn July July
I
25-27 EasternCup,Sudbury 17-20 AustralianSCChampionships,Melbourne
JuniorNationals,Vancouver BritishASANationals,London,CrystalPalace
It w.lmi t quite war ami pestilence. But it was 14-24 MaccabiahGames,RamatCan,ISR
illnessand>quinvls. $1-3 SummerNationals,Edmonton 26-1 USNationals,Nashville,TN
MarcoChiesuami1 gotthesummerflu,which 12-15 CanadaGames,Brandon August
putusoutofcommission torthe ListweekofJune. October 31-3 EuropeanJuniorChampionships,Glasgow
18-19 PickeringSprints 4-9 BritishASANationalAgeGroups,Coventry
Squirrelschewedthroughourphonecables,which
November 5-9 SpeedoUSJuniorChampionships,
putthetaxandinternethill'soutofserviceforabout 29-30 CanadianOpen,Toronto West-Clovis,CA
fourdaw. ThisdelayedourJulyissuebyaweek. December Southeast-NewOrleans.LA
Marco Chiesa covered the Youth Champion- 12-14 ChristmasClassic,Pickering Northeast-Oxford,OH
shipsinRegina,andtookhundredsofpictures.Itwas 10-13 PanPacificChampionships,Fukuoka.JPN
19-24 EuropeanChampionships,Sevilla,ESP
.. (• ilmeet >vithsevenmeetrecords.Thecover was February 22-24 AsiaPacificAgeGroupChamps.,Taiwan
clinchedbyMorgan Knabe.EKSC,whobetteredthe 7-8 PickeringSprint 20-31 Universiade,SicilyJTA
Youthmeetrecordinthe100breastandthenwonthe 20-22 JuniorNationals,Trois-Rivieres September
JanetEvansInternationalinearlyJulyinLosAngeles JuniorNationals,Calgary 5-14 CentralAmericanGames,Tegucigalpa,HON
with a 1:0.3.-R bettering the National Age Group 20-22 CIAUChampionships,Sherbrooke Sept/Oct VIIISouthAsianGames,Khatmandu,Nepal
March October
record.Ahotprospectindeed.
12-15 CanadianSpringNationals(50m),Winnipeg 11-19 SouthEastAsianGames,Jakarta,INA
GeorgeBlock,presidentoftheAmericanSwim- May 14-19 AustralianWorldTrials,Brisbane
mingCoachesAssociation,outlinesapossiblesolu- 22-24 MelZajacjrInternational,Vancouver November
tionfordrugusebylinkingfinancial rewardswith 28-31 Youth&SWADChampionships,Sherhrooke 14-16 BritishSCGrandPrix
August BolivarianGames,Arequipa,PER
systematictesting.
30-2 JuniorNationals,Edmonton December
CecilColwininterviewedformerbutterflyworld
6-9 MaritimeLifeNationals,Toronto 5-7 USSOpen,Indianapolis,IN
recordholderandOlympicchampionPabloMorales November 11-14 BritishSCChampionships,Sheffield
onthesecretsofhistechnique. 28-29 CanadianOpen
KarinHelmstaedttravelledtoGermanyandgot 1998
1999 January
insidethebuildingwheretheformerStasiArchives
February 8-18 WorldChampionships,Perth
\M?rekept.Sheeventookphotosofthisextraordinary 19-21 JuniorNationals-SaintJohn,NB 2ndPacificOceanGames,Santiago,CHI
remnantofthecoldwar. ShecoveredtheGerman JuniorNationals-Regina 16-18 BritishLCGrandPrix
Nationals and explains in a related article what March 21-22 WorldCup1,Sydney
mightbeinstoreforthoseresponsiblefortheGDR's 18-21 SpringNationals(50m),Montreal February
statesponsoreddruguseinsport. May 20-22 BritishLCGrandPrix
KarinattendedtheMareNostrumseriesinlate 21-23 MelZajacjr.International,Vancouver 21-22 WorldCup2,HongKong
27-30 YouthChampionships/SWADNationals,Victoria 25-26 WorldCup3,Beijing
May in thesouth ofFrancewhereshe interviewed July March
Marianne Limpert. Upon her return to Canada in 29-1 JuniorNationals,TBA 27-1 VISouthAmericanGames,Cuenca,ECU
June,shealsotalkedwithGarretPulleandhiscoach August 7-8 WorldCup4,RiodeJaneiro
PaulMeronen. 29-1 MaritimeLifeNationals,Vancouver 13-14 WorldCup5,Sheffield
November 17-18 WorldCup6,Malmo
ThethirdandfinalTOPlistingsforthisyearhad 27-28 CanadianOpen,TBA 21-22 WorldCup7,Gelsenkirchen
another out-of-country team take part, the Lake 25-26 WorldCup8,Imperia
ForestSwimClub,Illinois,submittedfive10yearold 2000 28-29 WorldCup9,Paris
girlswhofinishedstronglyinthe 1500free (allfive Fehruar] 22-24 BritishLCGrandPrix
rankedamongthetop 15). 18-20 JuniorNationals-East
JuniorNationals-West
AmandaBeardwontwosilversintheindividual March
breaststrokeeventslastyearattheOlympicsatage 16-19 SpringNationals(50m) WORLDBEST(50M)
14. adding a gold as a member of the winning May •Women'sSObackstroke:29.00SandraVolker,GER,
medleyrelayforISA.RussEwaldtellsherstory,with MelZajacjr.International,Vancouver MonteCarlo,May24.Bettersoldworldbestof29.05Wenyi
YouthChampionshipsSWADNationals
emphasisonhertechnique. Yang,CHN,Tokyo,Aug17,1989
June
.AnitaLonsbroughwritesaboutbackstrokerHelen
Don-DuncanandothernewsfromtheU.K. A3u0g-4ust MaritimeLifeOlympicTrials NATIONALAGEGROUP(50M)
•Boys 13-14200freestyle:
KatharineDunnwritesaboutherCanadaGames 3-6 MaritimeLifeNationals
1:57.38BrianJohns,RichmondRacers,Regina,May30
experienceasshepreparestocoverthisyear'scom- JuniorNationals prelims
petitionfromBrandon,MB. Wecan'tlistyourmeetifwedon'thavethe 1:55.97BrianJohns,RichmondRacers,Regina,May30final
TAGisup-to-datewithallmeetsreceivedaswe information. Bettersexistingrecordof1:58.25BernhardVolz,NYAC,1983.
gotopress. TwomeetsfromJulyare included, the ProvincialSectionsandClubssendusyour •Boys 15-17 100breaststroke: 1:03.44MorganKnabe,
OntarioSeniorsandtheEvansInternational. meetcalendarfor 1997-98-99 EKSC,LosAngeles,July6.Bettersoldrecordof1:03.61Michael
Mason,PEPSI,91
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1997 YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
SEVEN YOUTH RECORDS RETTERED
BRIAN JOHNS BETTERS 200 FREE NAG RECORD SET 14 YEARS AGO
Sixnuli\idualYouthchampion>lnprivordsand
aterrific NatioanlAgeGroup recordwerethehigh-
lights of this \ears Youth (Championships, held in
Regina.May29toJune 1.
11k'lopperformers:
Robbie Taylor. 16, COBRA, winning the 50
;ind 100 freestyle, second in the 100 butterfly and
leadingoffhisclub's third place4x50free relay in
2394equalingdiemeetrecord.
k
Krian.lotins. RACER,wonthe400freestyle,
addedtlireesecondsinthe 100and200freeand200
I M .addingatliiniinthe 100butterfly. Itwasinthe
200 free where he twice bettered the National Age
Grouprecordfor13-14.firstinhisprelimswimand
again inthefinal.Theoldrecordhadbeen 1:58.25
since 1983.Thenewrecordis 1:55.97.
ChrisSawbridge. 17,NanaimoRiptide,win-
ningthe 100and 200backstrokesin recordswims.
ChrisSawbridge, 17, Nanaimo Riptide, won both backstrokes in Youth record
58.4" inthe 100and loweringthe200timesin the
prelimsandagain inthefinalsto2:07.56. inthe50freeand 100free. Howardoldmarkof 1:05.09from 1991. Inthe 200
Morgan Rnabe. 16. KKSC. betteredthemeet TameeEbert, 14,PDSAsweptthedistancefree Kellyloweredtheexistingrecordintheprelimsand
recordintheprelimsofthe100breasttoaworldclass eventsfromthe200uptothe800,herfourgoldswere againinthefinalsto2:18.27.
timeof1:03.71.Helaterwonthe200in2:21.28. themostbyanycompetitorin Regina. KristyMacLennan,14,ETOB,wonbothindi-
Charles Etienne Goyette, 16,Nataskouach KellyStefanyshyn,14,MANTA,swamtomeet vidualmedleydistancesandswamonbothwinning
Granby.wonthe200free. 100flyandfinishedfourth recordsinthebackstrokes.Her1:05.06betteredJulie freestylerelaysforherclubteam.
Youngesteventwinner, 12-year-
oldCourtenayChun,HYACK, won
the 200 breaststroke in 2:38.83, the
second fastest-ever time for a Cana-
dianaged 12.
The meet also serves as the Na-
tional Championship for Swimmers
withaDisablity.Thereisnoagelimit
fortheseathletes.Winnersrangedfrom
12 to 24 in the various categoriesof
disability.
COMBINED TEAM SCORES
EtobicokeSwimming 732.50
EdmontonKeyanoSwimClub 516.00
PacificDolphinSwimAssociation 45100
NanaimoRiptidesSwimTeam 338.00
UniversityofCalgarySwimClub 268.00
PointeClaireSwimClub 267.00
ReginaOptimistDolphins 254.00
CobraSwimClub 244.00
BeaconstieldBluefinsSwimClub 240.00
HyackSwimClub 207.50
RichmondRacersSwimClub 190.00
NewmarketStingrays 17700
Brian Johns, 14, Richmond Racers, bettered NAG record for 200 free with his 1:55.97, NatatskouachdeGranby 173.00
improving on previous time by over three seconds. He won 400 free, was 2nd in 100-200 MantaSwimClub 15400
Gloucester-OttawaKingfish 150.00
free. 200 IM and 3rd for 2fly.
6 SWIMNEWS/JULY 1997
100METRESBUTTERFLY Prelim Final 2 NanaimoRiptideST.NRST 40979 40338
RESULTS 1 Charles-E.Goyette,16,CNNG 58.13 57.53 3 CobraSwimClub.COBRA 40663 40347
2 RobbieTaylor,16,COBRA 5885 5792 4 UnivCalgarySC.UCSC 41091 40680
3 StephenPreston,15.C0BRA 58.78 58.00 5 CrescentTownSC.CREST 41006 40933
1997YOUTHCHAMPIONSHIPS 2 AlexHayes,16,G0 16:33.68 4 MikeJotautas.17.STARS 5968 5857 6 PointeClaireSC.PCSC 4:11.67 41058
Regina,May29-Jun1,(50M) 3 MatthewWalker.17.FAST 16:42.77 5 NicholasDargus,16,NEW 59.86 58.74 7 PacificDolphinSA.PDSA 4.1417 41149
•=Youthchampionshiprecord 4 PhilippeDubreuil.15.SHER 16:43.30 6 NielsVersfeld,15,FMSC 59.49 5913 8 HyackSwimClub.HYACK 41343 416go
••=NationalAgeGrouprecord 5 RyanMallette,16,DD0 16:46.15 7 JanPelechytik,16,EKSC 59.65 59.47 4X50FREERELAY Prelim FiIH
BOYSborn1980andlater 6 ChuckSayao.14.PDSA 16:50.18 8 BrianJohns.HRACER 59.78 5953 1 Univ.CalgarySC.UCSC 14083 13987
50METRESFREESTYLE 3relim Final 7 JesseJacks,15,IS 16:51.94 200METRESBUTTERFLY Prelim Final 2 PacificDolphinSA.PDSA 14139 14096
1 RobbieTaylor,16.COBRA 24.29 2425 8 Brent0'Connor,13,PDSA 17:10.83 1 AndrewDragunas,15,PCSC 2:12.01 20989 3 CobraSwimClub.COBRA 14020 14144
2 SylvainPelletier,16,UL 24.97 2470 100METRESBACKSTROKE Prelim Final 2 RyanMallette,16,DDO 2:13.43 210.58 •23.94leadoffRobbieTaylo
3 AndrewApplelon,15,KAJ 24.42 2474 1 ChrisSawbridge,17,NRST 5886 •58.47 3 BrianJohns.HRACER 2:11.91 211.20 4 NanaimoRiptideST.NRST 142.93 14184
4 Charles-E.Goyette,16,CNNG 2491 24.75 2 RileyJanes,16,GOLD 10098 59.25 4 JonahDonald,17,FMSC 212.94 211.61 5 FortMcMurraySC.FMSC 14254 14193
5 MathieuHudon,16,PLUS 25.30 2477 3 KellyAlbrecht,16,RDCSC 100.85 59.80 5 MarinMcGinnis,15,STSC 2:13.41 213.09 6 PointeClaireSC.PCSC 1:43.73 1:42.11
6 NicholasDargus.16,NEW 25.04 25.01 4 DanielDucheck,15,UCSC 10137 100.88 6 JanPelechytik,16,EKSC 2:14.51 213.43 7 EdmontonKeyano.EKSC 14384 1:42.65
7 GregBate,17,RAYS 2511 25.19 5 StephenPreston,15.COBRA 10096 100.95 7 NielsVersfeld.15.FMSC 2:14.74 213.52 8 HyackSwimClub.HYACK 1.44.50 1:43.26
8 MikeJotautas,17,STARS 25.02 2530 6 BrianJohns.HRACER 101.12 101.32 8 ChrisBigelow-N,17,IS 2:14.40 213.78 4X100FREERELAY Prelim Finn
100METRESFREESTYLE 3relim Final 7 MichaelPower,16.FMSC 1:01.45 10155 200METRESIND.MEDLEY Prelim Final 1 UnivCalgarySC.UCSC 343.61 3:40.83
1 RobbieTaylor,16,C0BRA 53.42 53.60 8 NicholasDargus,l6,NEW 1:01.16 101.65 1 NicolasJorgensen,17,PCSC 2:14.63 211.35 2 PacificDolphinSA.PDSA 34501 3:42.37
2 BrianJohns.HRACER 54.38 53.68 200METRESBACKSTROKE Prelim Final 2 BrianJohns.HRACER 2.1382 21136 3 NanaimoRiptideST.NRST 349.23 3:42.61
3 AndrewAppleton,15,KAJ 54.10 5380 1 ChrisSawbridge.17.NRST •2:07.71 •2:07.56 3 MathieuHudon,16,PLUS 2:14.62 21206 4 FortMcMurraySC.FMSC 3:4764 3:43.64
4 Charles-E Goyette,16,CNNG 53.88 54.04 2 KellyAlbrecht,16,RDCSC 2:11.68 20969 4 ArpadSebe,16,CREST 2:12.16 212.06 5 PointeClaireSC.PCSC 3.47.20 3:45.67
5 NicholasDargus,16,NEW 55.13 54,21 3 DanielDucheck,15,UCSC 2:11.35 2:10.06 5 NicholasDargus,16,NEW 2:14.57 21289 u HyackSwimClub.HYACK 3:46.77 34698
6 MikeJotautas,17,STARS 5476 5471 4 MichaelPower,16.FMSC 2:11.83 2:10.97 6 Charles-E.Goyette,17,CNNG 2:13.87 21297 1 EdmontonKeyano.EKSC ':502; 3:4910
7 MathieuHudon,16,PLUS 55.32 55.11 5 JonathanSchjott.15.GO 2:11.56 2:11.26 7 ChrisSawbridge,17,NRST 2:14.12 218.22 8 NatationCSQ.CSQ 3:5005 3:50.32
8 GregBate,17,RAYS 54.90 55.33 6 JeffBailey,17,EAST 2:13.79 2:12.71 8 JasonHunter,17.NRST 2:15.14 218.65
200METRESFREESTYLE 3relim Final 7 MikeJotautas,17,STARS 2:13.58 2:15.73 400METRESIND.MEDLEY Prelim Final GIRLSborn1982andlater
21 BCrhiaarnleJso-hEnGso.yHeRttAeC,E1R6,CNN•G•11:5575..3218«-11::5555..0947 8100CMhuEcTkRSEaSyaBoR.EHAPSDTSSATROKE 2:P1r3e.l8im2 2:1F6i.n0a0l 2! JAursptaidnSTiesbdea,l1l6..1C5.REETS0TB 44:4473,.4460 44:4329.7803 510MChErTiRssEySMaFcRAEuElSaTyY.LHEETOB P2r7el6i9m 2F6i9nd2
3 RyanMa!lette.16.DD0 2:00.04 1:58.82 1 MorganKnabe,16,EKSC •!0371 104.10 3 RyanKeesey,17,GOLD 4:49.17 44473 2 AshleyGovan,13,PCSC 2795 2758
4 RyanKeesey.17,G0LD 2:00.11 1:59.60 2 NicolasJorgensen.17.PCSC 106.61 10629 4 GerardHunier,15,CONNU 4:48.97 4:45.53 3 DesireeFofie.15.CASC 2822 2775
5 MathieuHudon,16,PLUS 2:00.29 1:59.77 3 JasonHunter,17.NRST 107.93 106.32 5 DavidMacDonald,17,ETOB 44801 445.58 4 MichellePoirier.HRDCSC 2798 2778
6 JustinTisdall.15,ET0B 1:58.64 1:59.99 4 DylanSchiewe,16,EKSC 10959 108.77 6 ChuckSayao.HPDSA 4:49.30 448 if 5 JoannaMcLean,13,ETOB 2805 2804
7 PhilippeGagnon.17,CNCI 200.39 2:00.16 5 CameronCharlton,15.TAT 10950 10902 7 ChrisSawbridge,17,NRST 4:48.97 4:51.16 6 VictoriaLally.HFAST 2818 2807
8 AdamNicholson,16,GMAC 2:00.04 2:01.23 6 Marc-A Tratch,17,UL 109.79 109.04 8 KeithBarrett,16,UCSC 4:47.93 4:5149 7 KellySlefanyshyn.HMANTA 2802 28.36
400METRESFREESTYLE 3relim Final 7 StephenExner,17,R0D 10940 10918 4X50MEDLEYRELAY Prelim Fnal AndreaDonohoe,14,CHENA 28.01 disq
1 BrianJohns.HRACER 4:09.24 4:05.69 8 IanPetersen,16,COBRA 10959 109.64 1 EdmontonKeyano.EKSC 1:50.77 14938 100METRESFREESTYLE Prelim Final
2 Charles-E.Goyette.16.CNHG 412.51 4:07.41 200METRESBREASTSTROKE Prelim Final 2 NanaimoRiptideST.NRST 1:52.74 15085 1 AndreaDonohoe,14,CHENA 1:00.31 5965
3 RyanKeesey,17,G0LD 41404 4:09.72 1 MorganKnabe,16,EKSC 2:22.92 2:21.28 3 UnivCalgarySC.UCSC 1:52.65 151.45 2 JessieBradshaw,13,C0M0X 10099 1:0041
4 JustinTtsdalt.15.ET0B 412.68 4:10.98 2 JasonHunter,17.NRST 2.26.91 2:25.94 4 CobraSwimClub.COBRA 1.51.99 151.62 3 KellySlefanyshyn.HMANTA 1.00.96 1:0044
5 MatthewWalker.17.FAST 41377 4:12.44 3 DylanSchiewe,16.EKSC 228.38 2:26.63 5 PointeClaireSC.PCSC 155.14 15330 4 VictoriaLally.HFAST 1:00.46 1:0052
6 MatthewSwanton.16.ETOB 41421 4:13.06 4 NicolasJorgensen.17.PCSC 228.28 2:26.83 6 FortMcMurraySC.FMSC 1:55.28 15461 5 TameeEbert.14.PDSA 1:0039 1:0069
7 JonathanSchjott,15,GO 41471 41449 5 ArpadSebe,16,CREST 2:2702 2:27.25 7 CrescentTownSC.CREST 156.81 155.18 6 ElizabethCollins.HROD 1:00.66 10101
8 RyanMallette.16,DD0 413.86 418.88 6 AlexBoulanger,15,CSQ 2:30.79 2:27.64 8 EtobicokeSC.ETOB 1:56.78 15867 7 LaurenVogt,13,CPAC 10088 1:0105
1500METRESFREESTYLE TimeFinal 7 CameronCharlton,15.TAT 22804 22841 4X100MEDLEYRELAY Prelim Final 8 AndreaLeroy,15,NRST 1:00.99 1:01.12
1 GarrethBarker,15,POSA 162755 B StephenExner,17,ROD 2:31.09 2:31.73 1 EdmontonKeyano.EKSC 40733 40081
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Kelly Stefanyshyn, 14, MANTA, swam to Youth records in the 100 and 200 backstrokes.
SWIMNEWS/JULY 1997
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AildittfLtvoy15NRST 27.83 2:27.22
2:30.04 2:28.36
MelissaLallamme.14.RCA 2:29.16 2:28.42 YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS
TiacyAicher.14.R0D 2:29.69 2:28.83
SraunaMcNally.15.EKSC 2:29.99 2:29.32
BOYS
ElizabethCollins.14.ROD 2:30.19 2:30.04
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228.09 223.96
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SWIMNEWS/JULY 1997
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"
WSCA CONFERENCE iswhysomanycoachesinBirminghamhopethatitcan
succeed.TheWSCAplanis:VOLUNTARY:Thisplanwould
basically create professional swimming at the highest
FINANCIAL REWARDS PROPOSED FOR MAJOR COMPETITIONS levelsofco—mpetition.Thehighest-levelcompetitionsin
swimming the Olympics, the World Championships,
—
ONLY THOSE UNDERGOING SYSTEMATIC DRUG TESTING TO DE EUGIDLE WorldCups,etc. wouldhavesignificantfinancial re-
wards,toasignificantdepthofcompetitor.Inordertobe
GeorgeBlock andsecretive. eligible for these competitions and these rewards, an
Thesystemisshortterm,becauseonlywhenathletes athlete and his or her coach would have to contract
"The drugwar cannot be won, at least not as we are bubbleuptothetop50intheworldisthereevenachance themselvestoparticipateinadrugtestingprogram.This
programwouldbeLONGTERMandINTENSIVE.
fightingitnow." oftheirbeingtested. And there is little real chance for
Thatdistressingrealizationhasbeencreepingover anyonenotinthetop10.The"Chinaproblem"included TheWSCAwill askthedirectorsofthevariousIOC
thedirectorsofmanyoftheInternationalOlympicCom- girlswhowere not ranked in the top ISO in theworld labs, as well as a number of other internationally re-
mittee (IOC) labs, muchoftheFINAMedicalCommis- suddenlyemerginginthetop3,henceavoidingte—sting. spected drugexperts, just how long and howoften an
sion, and the World Swimming Coaches Association It issporadic, becausethesystem israndom by athletewouldhavetobetestedinordertobecertifiedas
(WSCA)BoardofDirectorseversincethe(relativelydrug- aiiport.Arankedathleteisselectedrandomly,thenevery- "clean"forinternationalcompetition.Sciencewillbethe
guide
free)AtlantaOlympics. oneinthenearvicinityofthathubairportistested.Ifyou
TheShortCourseWorldChampionshipsprovidedthe train in China's remoteprovinces,you might neverbe Thecostsforthetestingwill bebornebythe indi-
opportunityfortheFINAMedicalCommitteeandtheFINA tested.IfyoulivenearLAX(theLosAngelesairport),drink vidualathlete,club,orfederation Thisisthe 'tickettothe
DrugPaneltomeet, alongwithdirectorsofsomeofthe alotofwater. dance." FINA money, a projected $2.8 million per
IOCcTehrteifmieedetlaibnsg. in Goteborg provided the admission theRu"sCslioasneddernudgeodf"crheofeircsetloatshtesbuamnmneerd—list.wBarsonmoattoannthe quadrTehneniWuSmC,AwopulalndbisecOoPmEeNthEeNfDiEnDan.ciAalltrheowuagrhds.there
thatthebestthatcanbehopedforis"tokeepalidona bannedlist,althoughitwasknowntobebothastimulant wouldbebothabannedlistandapermittedlist,thelists
boilingpot.Therewillbefrequentbubble-overs.Mostof andamaskingagentforsteroids.Whenwasitaddedtothe wouldbe"fluid" (pardonthepun),not"static."When-
theboilwillgounobserved,butatleastitwon'terupt," bannedlist?ShortlyaftertheInternationalCourtofArbi- everthemedicalcommissionwantedtoadd(ordelete) a
accordingtoonemember. trationforSportoverturnedtherevocationofmedalsfrom drug from the banned or permitted list, it could, and
Underthecurrentstructure,thebestwecanhopefor thedruggedRussianathletes,becausethedrugwasnoton sanctionswouldnotbelimitedtodrugsonthelist.
isto"playcatch-uptothecheaters,"explainedanti-drug thebannedlist. Wheneveranon-permittedsubstancewasfoundin
crusader,JohnLeonard."Buteventhen,wewillstay4to Bromatanwasonlythemostrecentexampleofthe thebloodorurine(orperhapsthehair),aninvestigation
10yearsbehind." closed-endcharacteristicsofthebannedlist.Therehave would be triggered. If the substance was found to be
Accordingtosomescientists,allthecheatershaveto been dozens ofexamples ofcommonly used, perform- performanceenhancing,anathleteandcoachwouldbe
do is "rearrange one carbon atom and, although the ance-enhancingdrugstakingfrom4to10yearstowork sanctioned.ThissystemonlyworksbecauseitisREWARD
compoundwillhaveexactlythesameeffect,wewon'tbe theirwayontothelistofbannedsubstances. BASED. Ifaswimmerwantstoreapthefinancialrewards
testingforit." "Mandatory" and "punishment based" are quite (andtheywillbesignificant)andathleticrewardsofelite
Others,likeDr.MargieShuer,believethatthemore obvious,buttheyarebasedonthesameinterdictionand swimming,theswimmerwillcommittothissystem.
The WSCA would expect that the major, national
likely scenario is that already-available drugs will be punishment model that has proved to be an abysmal
federationswould develop asimilar, in-house, reward-
convertedtoergogenicuses,aswasdonebytheRussians failureindealingwithstreetdrugsintheUnitedStates.
lastsummerwithbromatan."Theanti-agingdrugsthat IntheUS,weadmitthatweonlycatchaninfinitesi- based program, if for no other reason than to protect
arewidelyprescribedinEuropearebotheasilyavailable mal fraction ofthe illicitstreetdrugs. Thesystemic re- themselvesfrom the "4positivesforafederation" rule.
andperformanceenhancing,"explainedDr.Shuer. sponsehasbeenthesame.Rewardsforthoseinvolvedwith The trickle-down effectoftotal pre-testingforhigh-re-
Theyarealso(generally)notyetonthebannedlist. drugs is high. Thecostofenforcement isbankrupting. ward,internationalcompetitionswillbetotalpre-testing
Dr. Tim Henrich speculated thateven more likely Designerdrugsaredevelopedtostayonestepahead<ifthe forhigh-reward,domesticcompetitions.
wouldbethetransferof"drugsfromtheveterinarysideto legal system. Veterinary products are crossed over for It would also follow that the major, international
the humanside." "Iscreamedover 10yearsago about humanuse.Drugsdevelopedforonepurposearediverted invitationalswouldrestrictinvitationstoFINAorFedera-
clenbuterol,butnoonewouldlisten.Andnowwehavethe andpervertedtoanother,whilenaturallyoccurringsub- tion "licencees." Wewill have, in effect, created profes-
stuffin (legal) asthma inhalersthatcausessignificant stancesareabusedunnaturally. sional swimmingbydivertingtestingmoney into prize
hypertrophyofthenon-fatiguable,fast-twitchfibres.That's Bothsystems aresecretive. Inswimming,wedon't moneyatalllevels.
thewholepurposeoftrainingandnowyoucangetiton knowwhowastestedorwhatwasfound. Thesystem will be believed because there is FULL
fourorfive'hits'aday." Tinswasthesad set of realizations thai confronted DISCI.OS! RE Even testwill bepublished-name, na-
Notonlyhasclenbuteroltrickleddownontheillegal theBoardofDirectorsoftheWorldSwimmingCoaches' tion,andallfindings.Everybodywillknoweverything.As
side,HMBisthereonthelegalside,sohisfearsseemwell- Association as they sat for their first meeting of their JohnLeonardsaid,"Thiswillendthe'shellgame.'
founded quadrennialclinicinBirmingham,England, Theexcitementoftheeli.ichesattheWSCAClinicwas
Tocatchthecheaters,usingtherulesandstructure ApparentlythetwoExecutiveDirectors(Johnl,eonard, temperedbyreality.Thisisonlyaconcept,aframework.
thatareinplacetoday,wouldtakeamassiveinfusionof USAandMichael Ursu,Australia)haddonetheirhome- Thereareyearsofdetailstobeworkedout,buttherewas
money.Probablybillionsofdollarsperquadrennium. work,becausetheboard—quicklyandunanimously hope.AtleastthereisaStrategythatcouldwork.
Why? Because the current system is short term, approved a radically different world-wide strategy. The Theonlyotherchoiceswerelegalization,orsurrender.
sporadic, closedended, mandatory, punishmentbased, WSCAstrategyiseverythingthecurrentplanisnot,which
SWIMNEWS/JULY 1997 9
COLWIN ON COACHING
MORALES—
PABLO LORD OF THE FLOW
Cecil m. Cohtfn that hehadtowork hardforeveryounceofsuccess Pablofreely acknowledges Mitch Ivey'scontri-
— thatcamehisway. butiontohisdevelopmentasanathlete."Hegaveme
From liny splash tobigsplash that'sthestoryof Pablo'snextcoach atSantaClarawastheage- theskills, notonlythephysicalskillstodowell,but
PabloMor.iles,\vho\v;Lsdesiinedtobecomeoneofthe groupcoach, BillThompson. "Hereallytaughtme alsotheconfidencethatIcouldcompeteatanelite
mostconsummate manipulatorsofme (low In the howtoimprovemyworkouthabiLs,andhewasjusta level."
historyofbutterflyswimming.Yes,thecareerofthis reallygreatagegroupcoachforme.BillThompson
tututvOhuipicchampionstartedwithasmallsplash continued along the same lines asJohn Spencer, FirstWorld Record
—infad,withaseriesofsmallsplashes.Thetallthin makingitalotoffun,butBillhadmoreofacoach's Pablo's first world record came in 1984 when he
kidWillitheLating<xxllooksdelightedinsplashing whip-edgetohim.Eventhoughhehadgreatsenseof swam the 100 butterfly in 53-38 seconds in
theothersinhisbeginnerclass.Pablowantedthemto humour, andmadeeverythingfun, henevertheless Indianapolis.
share in the fun of being in cool water on a hot taughtushowtoreallyapplyourselvesingivensets." "Ihadmissedsettingtheworldrecordtheyear
afternoon. Bytheageofnine,Pablohadlearnedtoswimall beforebyaboutsixhours,"quippedPablo."Thiswas
Iwasaterrorduringdioseswimlessons,"says fourstrokes.Asanineyearold,hestillhadn'tbecome atthe 1983longcoursenationalsatClovis,Califor-
Pablo."Ididn'treallylisten.Idsplashtheotherkids. particularlyadeptatanyonestroke.But,attheageof nia. MattGribblesetaworldrecordof5334inthe
I failed my first three beginning lessons because I ten, hisbutterflystartedtoshowreal promise. Says morning, andatnight,wewerebothundertheold
couldn't do what was dien called the elementary Pablo,"Iworkedalotonit.Itdidn'tcometomeright worldrecordbyacoupleoftenthsofasecond,with
backstroke.'whichwasanoddsortofadrill,butone awaybutwhenIstarteddoingitwell,Ibegantolike Mattwinningthe racebytwoone-hundredthsofa
you had to masterin ordertopass. Finally, on my it. Iswammyfirst'doubleA' timeinthe50fly.Asa second. So I guessyou couldsay that I missed the
fourthattempt, Isucceeded." result, 1developedanaffinityaswellasanaffection recordbysixhours!"
"Ilookbackonthosedayswithamusement,but forbutterfly." "ThatyearthenationalsatClovisrepresenteda
it does show that, when you're starting out, just breakthroughforme. I hadmadenationalsbefore,
becauseyoudon'thaveagreatfeel forit, itdoesn't Inspired by MarkSpitz andhadqualifiedforthefinals.Butthatwasthemeet
necessarily mean that you can't achieve acertain Pablo'sfirstmemoriesofcompetiveswimmingwere where I startedbuttingheadswith individualswho
level inthesport." ofMarkSpitz'ssuccessesattheMunichGames.Mark really were my heros; people like Craig Beardsley,
Spitzinspiredmanyswimmersofthatera,andnone MattGribble,BillBarrett,andRicardoPradointhe
Tadpole'' Days more than theyoung Pablo Morales. "I remember I.M."
PabloMoraleswasborninChicago,butwhenhewas MarkSpitzswimminginMunichbeforeIhadreally "I wassteppingup, andstartingtocompete at
eighteenmonthsold,hisfamilymovedtoCalifornia, gotten into swimming. Every day, I followed his closetothesamelevel.Thiswasabigbreakthrough
thelotuslandofswimming.Aschildren.bothparents progress, and the media seemed to highlight his formeatthattime,andagreatmotivationtotryeven
hadnearlydrownedonthebeachesofCuba,sothey butterflyracesbecause,althoughhewastheworld's harder."
made sure that Pablo and his sister learnedwater championfreestyler,hisbutterflywasconsideredhis
safetybyenrollingtheminasummerclubprogram. real forte. His butterfly made a big impression on "Seven-League-Boots"
Oncebothchildrenhadbecomesafeinthewater, me." ItoldPablothatIrememberedthefirsttimeIsawhim
Pablo'sparents thoughtthat it "would be healthy, "Later I met Mark Spitz at the 1984 Olympic swim. Itwasintheearly 1980satIndianapolis,and
andagoodidea"forthemtojoinayear-roundswim Trials, and I spoke to him briefly. I had naturally hewaspractisinghiskickinasidelane.Iwaswalking
team, so theyjoined the nearby SantaClaraSwim driftedtowardsbutterflybecauseofhisinfluence,and along the side ofthe pool, andwas amazed at the
Team. because, after a couple ofyears, my butterfly was powerofhiskick,andhowfarhisbodyshotforward
Pablo, then eight years old, was placed in the improvingfairlyrapidly." witheachkick. Iremembermentioningtosomeone
tadpolegroup,and,eventhere,inthelowesttierofthe When Pablo moved up to the senior team at that"thisfellowswimslikethelegendarygiantwith
great Santa Clara hierarchy, the kids were pretty Santa Clara, he came under the tutelage of Mitch seven-league-boots."
advancedAnd,atatimewhenPablowasn'tfeeling Ivey,whobythenhadbecomeheadcoachafterthe But Pablo insists that his strong kick did not
allthatsecureabouthimself,itwasJohnSpencer,his departureofGeorgeHaines,themanresponsiblefor comenaturallytohim. "Idon'tthinkIreallyhada
firstcoachatSantaClarawhomadeswimmingalot buildingthegreatSantaClaradynasty. greatkick.Earlyon,Ijusthadthissinglebeatkick,
offun,withtheresultthatPablosoonbegantofeelat MitchIveycoachedPabloforfouryearsuntilhe andthissortofhitchinmystroke,thislittlesquinny
homeamonghispeers.SpencerwiselyallowedPablo was16,whenIveylefttocoachatPleasantHillSwim hitch,tryingtodoatwo-beatkick.Youknowthatlittle
todevelopslowly,andtoimproveathisownrate.This Team. But, at the age of 18, during the summer hitchstrokethatkidsdo,whenthey'retryingtoleam
wasimportanttohimatatimewhenhedidn'tbelieve followingPablo'sgraduationfromhighschool,Pablo adouble-beatkick;theykickoutinfront,andthen
thathehadanymorenatural abilitythan thenext rejoinedMitchIveyatConcordtoprepareforthe1983 theypullthrough,andtheykickagain,butthehands
person in thegroup.YoungPablolearnedearlyon nationalsatClovis. won'tcomeoutofthewater(laughs)...youknowthat
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