Shirley Frances Babashoff (born January 31, 1957) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in multiple events. Babashoff set six world records and earned a total of nine Olympic medals in her career. [1]

2016年8月19日 · Shirley Babashoff is a two-time Olympic gold medalist — but it's the four gold medals she didn't win that stick with her the most.

2016年7月22日 · At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, American swimmer Shirley Babashoff finished second to the East Germans in four events. Years later, it was proven that the East Germans had been doping.

Shirley Babashoff (born January 31, 1957, Whittier, California, U.S.) is an American swimmer who won eight Olympic medals and was one of the first two women to win five medals in swimming during one Olympic Games (1976).

2016年8月1日 · Shirley Babashoff won four individual silver medals for the United States at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. She lost each of those races to a swimmer from East Germany,...

2017年10月5日 · Legendary Shirley Babashoff, elite Olympian, spoke at a recent Southern Pacific Masters Swimming coaches clinic in Mission Viejo. As the featured speaker, she talked about her experience at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the state-sponsored doping of …

2014年11月10日 · In Shirley Babashoff’s extraordinary swimming career, she set thirty-seven national records and six world records. Prior to the 1990s, she was the most successful U.S. female Olympian and, in her prime, was widely considered …

Born in Whittier, California, Babashoff was the most successful U.S. female Olympian prior to the 1990s. She dominated the 1976 U.S. Olympic Trials, winning every freestyle event and the 4x100-meter individual medley, while setting the world record in the 800 freestyle.

BABASHOFF, Shirley ( b. 31 January 1957 in Whittier, California), versatile swimmer who broke many U.S. and world long-and short-distance records and was the all-time Olympic medal leader among U.S. women until 2000.

With a total of eight Olympic medals, Shirley Babashoff was the most successful U.S. woman Olympian prior to the 1990s. Although she never won an individual Olympic title she is recognized as one of the greatest of all freestyle swimmers.