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Brad Cooper

In that race he originally finished second by the smallest margin ever to decide an Olympic swimming final (one hundredth of a second), but was later awarded the gold medal after the victor, American Rick DeMont, an asthmatic, was disqualified for taking the banned stimulant ephedrine.

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However, he continued to switch coaches throughout the year, also training with Allan Wood and Tony Fraser.

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