Babashoff honored on California Senate floor
Shirley Babashoff speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., Friday, July 1, 2016.
State Sens. John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) and Janet Nguyen (R-Santa Ana) honored 1970s Olympic medalist Shirley Babashoff on Tuesday with a resolution on the Senate floor recognizing her accomplishments and community involvement.
Babashoff won eight medals, two of them gold, in swimming at the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games. She made headlines in 1976 when she suggested that East German swimmers were using performance-enhancing drugs — suspicions that were later proven correct.
She now works as a mail carrier in Huntington Beach.
“I am so proud to honor an Olympic athlete of her caliber,” Moorlach said in a statement. “Shirley possessed the skill and determination to succeed in the Olympics and now displays the same spirit as she serves her community.”
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