Monday, June 16
THE Morning Swim Show continues its look into the effect the East German system of systematic drug doping had on the 1976 USA women's Olympic team with Monday's Ready Room interview with 1976 Olympian Maryanne Graham-Keever. h
Graham-Keever, now a coach for the Scottsdale Aquatics Club, talks about her debut on the world stage in 1972, where, after only two years of swimming, she attended the Olympic Trials. She made the world rankings in 1973 in the backstroke and attended the world championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, where she and the rest of the world got their first glimpse of the East German women.
"No one knew what to expect of these East German women because they weren't on the scene in 1972," she said. "We all took a step back to look at what's going on."
In 1974, the USA swam a dual meet against the East Germans, and Graham-Keever said the American men and women put up a united front and she said "it made a statement" that the American women fought hard against the East Germans.
At the 1976 Olympic Trials, Graham-Keever slipped on the start of the 100 back, finishing fifth. Recollecting the race, Graham-Keever said the oils on her feet from a recent rubdown caused her to slip. "It wasn't my main race," she said, adding her coach, Mark Schubert, was very supportive and got her prepared for the 200 back, her main race.
Graham-Keever said her motivation to make the team came from her strong training base. "I knew no one had better workouts than me."
She won the race knowing she could do better in the Olympic race, though she was aware she was going to face the East German team again. She said she noticed the physical changes in many of the women she'd raced back in 1973 and 1974, and recounts hearing deep voices in the women's locker room that belonged to the East German women.
"We thought we were in the men's bathroom," she said.
The experience of watching the East Germans win every event was brutal, Graham-Keever said, but she added that the 1976 team, men and women, were very close because of the hardship. Graham-Keever finished 10th in the 200 back and thought she could have swum faster but said she knows she gave it her all.
The nationals in Philadelphia that summer was to be her final meet, and Graham-Keever talks about the emotion of possibly never seeing her teammates and competitors again.
Graham-Keever concludes the interview by talking about visualization techniques she learned from Mark Schubert and the things she tries to teach to her swimmers today.
Video Categories
Morning Swim Show Episodes (1189)
- of 199
Wednesday September 17, 2008
September 16, 2008
Tuesday September 16, 2008
September 15, 2008
Monday September 15, 2008
September 12, 2008
Friday September 12, 2008
September 11, 2008
Thursday September 11, 2008
September 10, 2008
Wednesday September 10, 2008
September 9, 2008
Streamlined (826)
- of 138
Streamlined News: Japan's World Team Racing Together This Weekend
May 23, 2013
(1:22)
Streamlined News: Analyzing USA Diving World Team
May 22, 2013
(2:30)
Streamlined News: Agnel's Big Move, Brazil's World Team
May 21, 2013
(1:55)
Streamlined News: Weekend Headline Roundup
May 20, 2013
(4:44)
Streamlined News: Open Water Recap, Preview of Weekend
May 17, 2013
(3:23)
Streamlined News: Dumais Drama at Diving Nationals
May 16, 2013
(2:51)
Workout Videos (82)
- of 14
Daren Brubaker
May 10, 2013
(0:16)
Victoria Toris Box Jumps
April 25, 2013
(0:27)
Daren Brubaker
April 18, 2013
(0:54)
Streamline Flutter Kick
April 11, 2013
(0:24)
Core Kicking
April 10, 2013
(0:49)
TRX Exercise for Starts
April 2, 2013
(0:43)
Interviews (897)
- of 150
Mike Hoppe on The Morning Swim Show
May 23, 2013
(10:58)
Charlie Wiser on The Morning Swim Show
May 22, 2013
(12:44)
Jess Book on The Morning Swim Show
May 21, 2013
(13:-0)
Madeline Rosenthal on The Morning Swim Show
May 20, 2013
(11:48)
Connor Jaeger on The Morning Swim Show
May 20, 2013
(12:27)
Riley Mita and Noah Martin on The Morning Swim Show
May 16, 2013
(12:9)
Tip of the Week (44)
- of 8
TYR FastStache
March 30, 2012
(1:29)
Water Petting
November 7, 2011
(0:9)
Thumbs Up
November 7, 2011
(0:9)
Thumbs Down
November 7, 2011
(0:11)
Princess Waver
November 7, 2011
(0:7)
Ideal Free
November 7, 2011
(0:6)
Dryland Tips (89)
- of 15
Double Tennis Ball Mobilization
May 8, 2013
(1:10)
Long Arm Flutter
May 2, 2013
(0:31)
Paralyzed Dog
April 24, 2013
(1:14)
Self Soft Tissue Pectoralis
April 18, 2013
(1:3)
SB Hamstring Curl
April 11, 2013
(0:57)
Semi-purging
April 3, 2013
(1:31)
Performance of the Week (147)
- of 25
Speedo Performance of the Week: May 21, 2013
May 21, 2013
(1:44)
Speedo Performance of the Week: May 14, 2013
May 14, 2013
(1:21)
Speedo Performance of the Week: May 7, 2013
May 7, 2013
(1:40)
Speedo Performance of the Week: April 30, 2013
April 30, 2013
(1:7)
Speedo Performance of the Week: April 23, 2013
April 23, 2013
(1:6)
Speedo Performance of the Week: April 16, 2013
April 16, 2013
(1:19)
Poll of the Week (136)
- of 23
Poll of the Week: Arena's Non-Compliant Suits in High School, USA Swimming Meets (Results)
May 17, 2013
(1:48)
Poll of the Week: Should the USA Hold Selection Meets Earlier? (Results)
May 10, 2013
(1:53)
Poll of the Week: Thoughts on Ryan Lochte's Reality Show (Results)
May 3, 2013
(1:30)
Poll of the Week: Should Underwater Dolphin Kicks Be Allowed in Breaststroke? (Results)
April 26, 2013
(1:40)
Early Years (115)
- of 20
Performance of the Week: July 24, 2012
July 24, 2012
(0:51)
SWR: Kate Ziegler, Dec. 13, 2006
May 30, 2012
(15:52)
Early Years: Mar. 31, 2008
April 6, 2011
(45:32)
Early Years: Mar. 28, 2008
April 6, 2011
(11:59)
Early Years: Mar. 27, 2008
April 6, 2011
(11:23)
Early Years: Mar. 26, 2008
April 6, 2011
(11:51)
Split Time Episodes (62)
- of 11
Split Time: Can Sports Change the World?
July 15, 2011
(2:8)
Split Time: Who's the Best Female High School Swimmer Ever?
April 23, 2011
(13:11)
Split Time: Who's the Best Male High School Swimmer Ever?
April 15, 2011
(18:15)
America's Team vs The World
April 9, 2011
(24:11)
Split Time: Swimmer Psyche
March 25, 2011
(15:9)
Split Time: Men's NCAA Preview
March 20, 2011
(24:40)
Ready Room Episodes (32)
- of 6
Dryland Tip Hip Abduction
April 18, 2013
(1:54)
Ready Room: John Naber
February 29, 2012
(20:31)
Ron Johnson Ready Room Interview (May 2008)
August 31, 2011
(29:4)
Ready Room: George Block
December 21, 2010
(9:25)
Ready Room: Rick DeMont
November 18, 2010
(32:13)
Ready Room: Tom Wojslawowicz
July 2, 2010
(12:5)
Previews (56)
- of 10
Inside Swimming World Magazine, June 2013
May 23, 2013
(3:4)
Inside Swimming World Magazine, May 2013
April 24, 2013
(2:53)
Inside Swimming World Magazine, April 2013
March 28, 2013
(2:35)
Inside Swimming World Magazine, March 2013
February 27, 2013
(2:58)
Inside Swimming World Magazine: February 2013
January 24, 2013
(2:35)
Behind the Scenes: Katinka Hosszu Swimming World Cover Shoot
January 9, 2013
(5:11)
Industry Insider Episodes (12)
- of 2
Industry Insider: Matt McLean Debuts New Arena Mark 2 Suit
May 16, 2013
(3:5)
Industry Insider : The Swim Gate
June 3, 2011
(9:47)
Industry Insider : Event Streaming
March 2, 2011
(4:57)
Industry Insider : Q Swimwear
February 4, 2011
(7:39)
Industry Insider : 2011 Pacific Swim Coaches Clinic
January 28, 2011
(7:42)
Industry Insider: Harlem Honeys and Bears
November 24, 2010
(5:54)
McCaffreyCap Episodes (11)
- of 2
McCaffreyCap: March 9, 2011
March 9, 2011
(8:2)
McCaffreyCap: Feb, 24, 2011
February 24, 2011
(9:57)
McCaffreyCap: Feb, 11, 2011
February 11, 2011
(7:2)
McCaffreyCap: Feb, 3, 2011
February 3, 2011
(4:12)
McCaffreyCap: Jan. 28, 2011
January 28, 2011
(4:57)
McCaffreyCap: Jan. 20, 2011
January 20, 2011
(3:48)
Poll of the Week Episodes (136)
- of 23
Poll of the Week: Arena's Non-Compliant Suits in High School, USA Swimming Meets (Results)
May 17, 2013
(1:48)
Poll of the Week: Should the USA Hold Selection Meets Earlier? (Results)
May 10, 2013
(1:53)
Poll of the Week: Thoughts on Ryan Lochte's Reality Show (Results)
May 3, 2013
(1:30)
Poll of the Week: Should Underwater Dolphin Kicks Be Allowed in Breaststroke? (Results)
April 26, 2013
(1:40)
Performance of the Week Episodes (145)
- of 25
Speedo Performance of the Week: May 21, 2013
May 21, 2013
(1:44)
Speedo Performance of the Week: May 14, 2013
May 14, 2013
(1:21)
Speedo Performance of the Week: May 7, 2013
May 7, 2013
(1:40)
Speedo Performance of the Week: April 30, 2013
April 30, 2013
(1:7)
Speedo Performance of the Week: April 23, 2013
April 23, 2013
(1:6)
Speedo Performance of the Week: April 16, 2013
April 16, 2013
(1:19)
Comments