Smith in contention for Ireland’s greatest woman accolade

DISGRACED Olympic swimmer Michelle Smith is in the running for the accolade of Ireland’s greatest woman after being nominated in a radio competition, it emerged yesterday.

The swimmer, who was banned from the sport for four years in 1998 for charges of manipulating a sample, is one of the 10 finalists in the RTE Radio Marian Finucane show competition.

Smith, who won four medals for swimming at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, was nominated by her husband Erik De Bruin for the competition for Ireland’s greatest woman.