Enith Brigitha - First black swimmer to win an Olympic medal

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In 1976, Dutch swimmer Enith Brigitha blazed the trail for future black swimmers by becoming the first ever black athlete to win an Olympic medal in swimming. Curaçao-born Brigitha took home bronze medals in the 100 and 200-metres freestyle from the Montreal Olympic Games. Most of the swimmers Enith lost to were East Germans who - it was later revealed - had benefited from a state-sponsored doping programme. Enith Brigitha talks to Dan Hardoon. The programme is a Whistledown Production for the BBC World Service.