Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: SATURDAY, October 2, 1993 TAG: 9310020261 SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B6 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
Canadian Olympic officials said in Montreal that they were informed by FINA that the organization will recommend to the IOC that Frechette get a gold medal for the solo synchronized swimming competition at the 1992 Barcelona Games.
American Kristen Babb-Sprague won the gold, with Frechette settling for silver. A Brazilian judge admitted after the figures competition she had erred in punching in a score for Frechette in the computerized scoring system. Had the Brazilian judge been able to alter her score, Frechette would have been the winner. A FINA appeals jury in Barcelona denied a request at the Olympics for the scoring change.
by CNB