Olympic star Kristin Otto and other East German women's swimmers were part of a systematic doping program, according to secret police records published in the December issue of Swimming World magazine.

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The magazine carries results from the Stasi, the East German secret police, showing Otto, winner of six gold medals in the 1988 Olympics, with steroid levels almost three times the limit needed for a positive result.

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