With all the buzz over USA Swimming’s Last Gold Documentary, Swimming World republished a rarely heard audio interview with Jack Nelson.  Nelson, was a major force in coaching the American women to gold over the East Germans in the 400 free relay at the 1976 Olympics.  He had a storied coaching career across four decades, his legacy is most lasting in that epic swim from Kim Peyton, Wendy Bogliogli, Jill Sterkel and Shirley Babashoff at the 1976 Games. The 400 free relay was the final event of the meet for the women, and the United States had come up empty in gold medals, losing nearly every race to the East Germans.  Nelson passed away in 2014
Nelson, the head women’s Olympic coach, gave the four women an inspirational pep talk before the race, sizing each one up with their East German counterparts. In an interview with Swimming World Magazine Publisher Brent Rutemiller in 2007, Nelson spoke at length about getting the ladies ready for the race.
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