Category: History
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Grant Hackett’s final Gold Medal in Montreal 2005 #epicmoment
Grant Hackett’s most successful discipline was the 1.500m Freestyle Swimming. “The Giant from Australia” took his first gold medal in this discipline on home soil, at the FINA World Championships in Perth 1998 – and a lot more should follow. Watch how Hackett took his final Gold Medal at the 2005 Championships in Montreal!
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The Florence restaurant pays tribute to legendary San Diego swimmer Florence Chadwick
A local restaurant is paying tribute to San Diego swimmer, Florence Chadwick. The restaurant just opened on Monday and KUSI’s Allie Wagner checked it out live on Good Morning San Diego. Some fun facts about the restaurant, the land it is on used to belong to the Chadwick family. Florence Chadwick was the first person…
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International Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin, the man on the $100 bill, was honored by the International Swimming Hall of Fame. ISHOF Historian Bruce Wigo sat down with Franklin to talk about his contributions to the sport of swimming.
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2-time Olympic swimmer to become U.S. citizen
One of around 1,800 people to become U.S. citizens on Wednesday in Oakland will be a two-time Olympic swimmer, according to the department of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Dave Dunford, who represented Kenya in the Olympics, will become a citizen Wednesday afternoon at the Paramount Theater in Oakland. Dunford is just the second swimmer…
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Snapped: Mark Spitz on His Remarkable Seven-In-Seven at Munich 1972
“I look kind of mean and aggressive looking,â€Â Spitz said of the mesmerising photograph above. “Not mean in a personality way, but powerful.†For the modern viewer, the lack of goggles, let alone a swimming cap, is one of the most immediately striking aspects of the image; that and the fact that it looks like the nine-time Olympic champion…
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Olympic Swimmer Mark Spitz on Never Forgetting The Holocaust
For more information go to Holocausteducationfilmfoundation.com. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News, Thursday, January 31, 2019.
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Michael Phelps’ 1st Olympic Gold Medal | Throwback Thursday
At the Olympic Games 2004 in Athens, Michael Phelps claimed his first Olympic Gold Medal. In the 400-meter individual medley, Phelps easily won with a world record time of 4:08.41!
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“Beyond Bronze, Silver and Goldâ€, Steven Genter – “The Hunterâ€
The inspiring story of 1972 USA Olympic swimmer, Steven Genter https://vimeo.com/303746683
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The Swim For Peace – from Cuba to Florida
After 15 years of writing letters, making phone calls and training, Ohio baker Walter Poenisch finally received a visa and permission to swim from Havana, Cuba to the Florida Keys. There to send him off on his harrowing journey was Fidel Castro who left a memento on board Walter’s guide boat that provides a mystery…