Interviews with Olympic gold medalists Mel Stewart and Mike Burton highlight this Friday edition of The Morning Swim Show.
After previewing this weekend’s World Cup stop in South Africa, host Peter Busch talks to Stewart and Chris LaBianco of the USA Swimming Foundation about this year’s Golden Goggles event, which will feature the entire US Olympic swim team. They also talk about how the public can vote for their favorite swimmers (Go here to vote) and what they think is the most anticipated category in the list.
Mike Burton won two gold medals at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, and he returned to the Mexican capitol to commemorate the 40th anniversary of those Olympics. Burton talks about the emotions of returning to the city where found swimming fame. To see a Swimming World Magazine article detailing Burton’s training in 1968 leading up to the Olympics, click here.