Category: History
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Olympic Debut: Michael Phelps
He’s the most decorated Olympian of all time, but do you remember Michael Phelps before he became a swimming legend? We rewind 16 years to Sydney to look back on his first outing on the Olympic stage.
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USA Olympian Penny Taylor Interview
1948 Olympian Penny Taylor reflects on her career as an athlete, coach, team leader and manager for USA Swimming.
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Everyone A Swimmer
Born near the end of World War I to German immigrants who settled in Chicago’s Albany Park, Kiefer was the fifth of eight children. Consoling him after a swimming loss, his father Otto predicted swimming heroics. “Sonny Boy,†he said, “you’re going to be the greatest swimmer in the world.â€
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Syrian athlete carries Olympic flame through Athens refugee camp
A Syrian athlete who lost part of his leg during the war has carried the Olympic flame through a refugee camp in central Athens in Greece.
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The Last Gold Trailer
The Last Gold is scheduled to be in theaters July 11, 2016. Be on the lookout in May for the official announcement!
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British Success In Channel Swim (1950)
British Success in Channel Swim. Cap Gris Nez, Dover and Folkestone.
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True Tarzan Freestyle
This is some of the best footage of the Olympic champion swimmer in action, especially from underwater. In the movie the swim was speeded up–here it is slowed down so you can appreciate Johnny’s technique. Most “official” videos from competition were filmed strictly from the deck, and do not show his efficient freestyle. https://youtu.be/7sQyRhWMNrs
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Gertrude Ederle
This was my 2009 History Day project on the English Channel swimmer Gertrude Ederle.
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Swim Ireland must learn lesson from Gráinne Murphy debacle
Now in what seemed just the blink of an eye, she’s already the past – or at least swimming for her is. That Gráinne Murphy never got to really be or have the present is something of a sporting and personal tragedy that only she and her family and inner circle will truly know and…