What in the world are you talking about? The "East German swim team" isn't a myth. The East German Women's Swim Teams were quite possibly the dirtiest in history and were in part responsible for the advent of the World Doping Agency.
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I'm not really sure what's meant by the BALCO referrence, since that's just one lab producing PED's, and the East Germans reputable had quite a few and worked with the Soviets.
If you're trying to make some argument that this is somehow an American-devised conspiracy theory, then I think you should look at who's posted in this thread. I'm pretty certain I'm the only American track fan here. There are lots of others, but I'm the only American one in this thread.