Tag: Anthony Nesty
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The surprise from Suriname – Anthony Nesty – Seoul 1988
“Anthony Nesty was brought up in a country whose population was a little over 350,000 and boasted just one 50-metre swimming pool. The lack of facilities and competition forced him to relocate to the United States where he trained at the University of Florida.” See Olympic on YouTube
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The Morning Swim Show: Anthony Nesty
A good one here, Surinamese Anthony Nesty reliving the experience of winning 100 butterfly Olympic gold in 1988. It was a true sensation, Nesty almost not being mentioned before after the swim, and Matt Biondi really throwing it away with one of the longest glides to the finish in Olympic history.