In the year 1976, during the Olympic Games, the East Germany team did surprise many around the globe as they immediately, with an up thrust of sudden domination, became the best in the swimming category. The women team continued with their spree of surprises when they doubled their medal tally, as compared to the former Olympics, when they took 11 out of 13 Gold medals aligned for the sport. In the next twenty years, these women dominated this sport with awe inspiring vitality. But after the wall of Berlin had collapsed, the stark truth about their sudden domination was laid bare for all to fathom. These Olympians were being given doses of steroids and being told that they were doses of vitamins, good for their bodies and general health. Most of these women who were a part of the swimming team, ...

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