Irish Amateur Swimming Association the national championship held in 1990 at the Guinness Pool. By the turn of the millennium Ireland still did not have an Olympic-sized pool placing any swimmer training here at an enormous disadvantage at international competition. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta Michelle Smith became Ireland's first Olympic medalist in swimming - winning three golds and a bronze. A shadow was cast over these medals when subsequently in 1998 she was banned for 4 years from the sport for tampering with a urine sample using alcohol, during a mandatory out of competition test. In the late 1990s various abuse
Michelle Carter (athlete) built to do something. I was built to do something, and that's how I was built. I think the world is realizing we were promoting one body type and there have always been many." Michelle Carter (2016) https://texassports.com/hof.aspx?hof=89 Michelle Carter (athlete) Michelle Denee Carter (born October 12, 1985) is an American shot putter, and the current Olympic women's champion. She is the current American record holder in the event with a distance of set at the 2016 Olympic Games. Carter won the 2016 gold medal at the Rio Olympics on the last of her six throws, edging two-time defending champion