Category: History
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Women’s 200 yard backstroke final at the 1963 US Nationals
Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist Ginny Duenkel wins the 200 yard backstroke at the 1963 US Nationals, according to the commentator featuring ‘flashy, somersault turns’.
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Old Olympic events revived as Foster, Goodhew take ‘the Plunge’ for Sport Relief
A century ago, Olympic events included underwater swimming, an obstacle course and an event called “the plunge” – so why did they disappear? Olympic medal swimmers Mark Foster and Duncan Goodhew put on their Victorian bathers to find out, ahead of the Big Splash for Sports Relief later this month. (See video on BBC)
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Amanda Beard confesses to cutting, bulimia and drug use
In her new memoir “In The Water They Can’t See You Cry,” seven-time Olympic medalist Amanda Beard reveals how she has battled with bulimia and self-mutilation during her astonishing rise to the top. Struggling to cope with her parents divorce and her shot to fame at the age of 14, she began to battle with…
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Phelps sad no rematch but Thorpe ‘not the same’
Tough talk but spot on talk by the true great: “After reading his quote when he said he thought he was going to fail, right there the trials didn’t even need to happen,” Phelps told USA TODAY on Tuesday after a completing a cross-training workout at Under Armour headquarters in Baltimore. “He was already set…
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Video: Ian Thorpe’s 200 freestyle semi at Australian Trials
Here it is, Ian Thorpe’s 200 meter freestyle semi-final at the Australian Olympic Trials, in full length. Painful to watch, and to listen to those reporters going “Ian-Ian-Ian” even though they have 7 other great Aussies in that pool. Found by Ricky Berens [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/RickyBerens/status/181891905427226624″]
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“To Tell the Truth” featuring Don Schollander
Four-times Olympic gold medallist Don Schollander (and impostors) appears on “To Tell the Truth” back in 1964. Courtesy of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
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Video: The Berlin 1936 Olympic 200 breaststroke final
Wow, AMAZING footage here courtesy of the International Swimming Hall of Fame: “The 1936 Olympic final of the 200 meter breaststroke showcased three distinct styles of swimming the stroke at the time. American, John Higgins demonstrated the butterfly arm pull with the frog kick. Hamuro and Koike of Japan, and Sietas of Germany all used…
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Watch Michael Phelps’ Olympic Games Story
Though Michael gained millions of fans during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, his biggest fan has been there since the beginning. Who could it be?
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Last season for Hinkelien Schreuder
Breaking news on (Dutch) BBC News, on 2008 Olympic and 2009 World champion Hinkelien Schreuder: ‘I’m doing the last months of my career. I hope to participate in the Olympic Games and European Championships. I have had a great career and am proud of it. I want it in my own hands to decide when…