Dr. Anna Ragaz swam for Czechoslovakia in the 1960 Rome Olympics. She currently runs the Anna Ragaz Institute, a cosmetic dermatology practice, in Seattle.

"In Eastern Europe, everything is just so controlled. We had the coach and then we had physicians or scientists who took care of our nutrition. They gave athletes things called vitamins. Nobody had any understanding what they were getting.

"I had to ask my coach. He told me that I didn't put anything illegal in my body. Nothing was artificially built with me. But it was with others.

"He told me it was very scientifically controlled. The top-notch scientists were doing it. He remembered some drug experiments that washed out within two weeks.

"Even the coaches were not aware. The coaches were kept in the dark. These were scientists that had nothing to do with sports other than doing research on the issues. They were such a normal part of Eastern Europe. The police would watch us. The scientists would be in charge of our nutrition.

"Surveys were done with athletes to say, 'If you get drugged, it may impact your health later, but if you don't get drugged, you won't be rich and famous.' Something like 70 percent of the athletes said that they would take the risk.

"The quest is to surpass the limit that is given by our creator. I don't want to get into moral issues. But from what I understand, if something was given to enhance performance, it was within a relatively healthy and safe physiological range."