Category: History
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World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall reveals Olympics swimming aspirations
Back in 2003, Hall was lining up at swimming meets alongside Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington as part of British Swimming’s world-class potential programme. At 11, he was ranked No1 in all freestyle distances, 50m through to 1500m and before long his ever-increasing medal tally caught the eye of tough-talking Australian Bill Sweetenham, who coached Britain…
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Cody Simpson’s Favourite and Possibly The Best Team Swimming Race in History | My Olympic Moment
Australian pop star Cody Simpson relives the epic showdown between Australia and the U.S. in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay at Sydney 2000, the race that had the teams anchored by Ian Thorpe and Gary Hall Jr. facing each other surround by an amazing atmosphere.
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The Race That Changed Olympic Swimming | Strangest Moments
The very close medal race between Australia’s John Devitt and Team USA’s Lance Larson inspired real change in the sport of Swimming. The 100m freestyle swimming gold medal at Rome 1960 was decided by judges in one of the most controversial wins in Olympic Games history.
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Adolph Kiefer, Oldest Living U.S. Olympic Champion, Passes Away At 98
Adolph Kiefer, 1936 Olympic swimming gold medalist and the oldest living U.S. Olympic champion, has died at the age of 98. Kiefer was a legendary backstroker, losing just twice in some 2,000 career races. He became the first man to break the one-minute mark in the 100-yard backstroke when he was just 16 years old,…
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Comeback Rio Moment – Anthony Ervin
Age is truly just a number for Anthony Ervin, one he chooses to ignore. More important is the number on the board when he touches the wall, especially when it’s “1.†In winning the 50m freestyle sprint at the Rio Olympics by .01 seconds, Ervin became the oldest swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal.…
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Watch Prince William and Michael Phelps Bond Over Fatherhood
When two young dads meet, what do they talk about? Their kids, of course — even when the two dads in question are Prince William and gold medal Olympian Michael Phelps. After Phelps cemented his title as history’s greatest Olympian this year, collecting five more gold medals (for a grand total of 23!) in Rio,…
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Australia’s oldest Olympian, former athlete and coach Forbes Carlile, dies at the age of 95
Australia’s oldest Olympian, Forbes Carlile, has died at the age of 95. Carlile represented Australia in modern pentathlon at the 1952 Helsinki Games, coming 25th. He was best-known as a pioneering swimming coach, having first coached Australia at the 1948 Games in London. A number of top Australian swimmers emerged under his tutelage, including three-times…
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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.