Tag: Los Angeles 1984
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Inside with Brett Hawke: Jon Sieben
Jon Sieben inspired millions of young Australians when he won the 200 Fly at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles defeating the Albatross from West Germany, Michael Gross. He was coached by Joe King and then, “The Lunatic Laurie Lawrence”.
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The Fast and The Furious – Swimming Documentary
During the 1980s, Canadian swim titans Alex Baumann and Victor Davis ruled the pool. Baumann was a quiet, analytical IM and freestyle specialist who would win two gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, while Davis, a fiery and brash world-record-breaking breaststroker, had his life tragically cut short when he was hit by a…
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Bruce Hayes: Behind the Olympics
Bruce Hayes won America’s hearts at the 1984 Olympics by winning an unexpected gold medal as last man on the U.S. men’s 4×200 freestyle, but there’s more to his story.
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Review 1984 Olympics 200m Butterfly Final
That must have been painful, being so much the favorite and so much in the lead, until the last 25 meters.