I let everybody down. Another East German, Birgit Treiber, who won two silvers in the backstroke, was huge as well. And talk about a cruel twist of fate. When Angella Issajenko lost her 60-metre world mark after testifying about drug use at the 1989 Dubin inquiry, it was awarded to Marita Koch of the GDR, who once complained to the media that teammate Barbel Wockel was getting larger doses of steroids than she was. It's high time somebody at the IOC took the initiative and demanded a hearing into this mess.
Pound seems to be the perfect man for the job.
Four years ago, when Montreal synchro swimmer Sylvie Frechette was robbed because of a judging screw-up at the '92 Games, Pound fought successfully to have the IOC award her a belated gold medal. Dick, you've done it once before. You're an honourable guy and a proud Canadian. Let's do it again. Give Garapick and teammate Cheryl Gibson their long-deserved gold medals.