Tag: Michael Gross
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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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Michael Gross: There is too little money in swimming
(Sorry for my poor German-to-English translation here, but this is noteworthy, off swimsportsnews.de) … ) 20 years after his triple Olympic gold winning swimming career, Michael “The Albatross” Gross hardly ever follows swimming. ‘I’ve seen nothing from the last World Championships. It is pure coincidence if I watch any swimming.” Gross criticizes the lack of…
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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.