Category: History
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Ian Thorpe Elevated to Legend Status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame | Sunrise
Retired swimming superstar Ian Thorpe has been elevated to Legend status in the prestigious Sport Australia Hall of Fame. During an interview about the incredible honour on Sunrise, which you can watch above, the five-time Olympic gold medalist joked that the news ‘definitely made my dayâ€. “I was asked whether I was willing to accept the award…
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Racial Divide in Swimming Investigated: Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) | Michael Gunning
BLACK HISTORY MONTH! Swimming has always played a special place in my heart, and I’m extremely proud to have represented both of my duel Nationalities (Team GB and Team Jamaica) at the highest level. Earlier this month, I appeared on Channel 4’s Daytime Show – Steph’s Packed Lunch, where I investigated the racial divide in…
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Documentary on the Golden Age of Hungarian Water Polo to Hit Cinemas in 2022
The shooting of a feature-length documentary on the most successful years of the Hungarian men’s water polo team is set to begin soon. Besides the action scenes from the archives, never-seen interviews and personal story-telling will pave the way to a new approach that shows the historical achievements from the players’ perspective. The film is…
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USC Olympian & NCAA Champion Swimmer Rich McGeagh Dies At 77 From COVID Complications | CBS Los Angeles
Rich McGeagh, a 1964 Olympian and NCAA swim champion at USC, died Thursday at the age of 77 from COVID-19 complications, the university announced Friday. Katie Johnston reports.
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18-Year-Old Tries to Swim Across Lake Erie | Today in Toledo History Aug. 16 | WTOL11
In 1934, an 18-year-old girl’s attempt to swim across Lake Erie from the Canadian side to the American shore ended when Miss Florence Brushaber of Sandusky, numb and sick, was pulled from the dark waters of the lake.
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Historic Wallace Swimming Pool Reopens | KREM 2 News
The historic open-air pool in Wallace, Idaho has been a place where families have spent summer days and kids have learned to swim since 1939. Unfortunately, in 2018 the pool had to be shut down due to mechanical issues. It was the first time it has been shut down since it was built. Now, after…
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Evolution of Diving at the Olympics | Olympics
Men’s and Women’s diving through time: London 1908 Stockholm 1912 Erik Adlerz 🇸🇪/ Antwerp 1920 Pete Desjardins 🇺🇸/ Amsterdam 1928 Georgia Coleman 🇺🇸/ Los Angeles 1932 Samuel Lee 🇺🇸/ London 1948 Pat Mccormick 🇺🇸/ Melbourne 1956 Ingrid Kramer 🇩🇪/ Rome 1960 Klaus Dibiasi 🇮🇹/ Munich 1972 Greg Louganis 🇺🇸/ Seoul 1988 Fu Mingxia 🇨🇳/ Barcelona…