The Morning Swim Show: Show Features: Weekend Competitions; Hall of Fame Inductions; Water Polo Goalkeeper Betsey Armstrong; East Germany Doping Documentary Preview
PHOENIX, Arizona, April 25. TWO Hall of Fame inductions highlight Friday’s edition of The Morning Swim Show, one in water polo and the other in swimming
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In the news segment, host Brent Rutemiller talks about USA Water Polo’s move to a new headquarters in California, the French Olympic Trials and the FINA Diving World Series. The news ends with a mention of University of Arizona coach Rick DeMont’s induction into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.
In Reaction Time, Rutemiller talks with Betsey Armstrong, who will be inducted into the Collegiate Water Polo Association’s Hall of Fame today. Armstrong, the goalkeeper for the USA women’s water polo team headed to Beijing, talks about her training and what college water polo was like.
The show concludes with a sneak peek at the newest entry into PBS’ Secrets of the Dead series. “Doping for Gold” highlights the systematic doping done in East Germany, which robbed many athletes of their rightful medals in the 1976 Olympics. Part of the commercial features Wendy Boglioli, a 1976 Olympian who will be featured in Monday’s Ready Room (4-21-2008) segment of The Morning Swim Show.