Babashoff
Americannoun
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There’s no respecting them without surrendering what might be the best weapon against cheating, the one that Babashoff tried to employ, only to have it turned against her — shame.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2016
Swimming national teams, including Babashoff’s younger sister, Debbie, recalled receiving media training in which they were told about Babashoff in the context of how not to behave on the world’s stage.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2016
Shamed by the news media and shunned by swimming officials for pointing out her competitors’ cartoonish musculature and suggesting they were cheating, Babashoff retreated into a self-imposed, decades-long exile.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2016
In her book, Babashoff includes an open letter to Bach requesting that the female swimmers from the 1976 Olympics who finished behind the East Germans be awarded duplicate medals.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2016
“Maybe I’ll win this time,” Babashoff said with a rueful laugh.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2016
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