Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Olympics Wilma Rudolph a 16 year old won a bronze medal in the 4x100 meter relay, this achievement was even more remarkable considering that she had polio as a child and wore braces on her legs until the age of nine. She began running and no one could stop her, in high school she never lost a meet. After triumphing in the 1956 Olympics she did even better in the 1960 Olympic games, winning gold medals in the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 4x100 meter relay. She became the first american…

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Some people have found that the Paralympic Games are unfair to others. Paralympic Games are similar to the regular Olympics, but the competitors are disabled or handicapped. Many people notice that all of the Paralympic competitors has high-tech things to help them in the games, which they found unfair to others. "But the rapid pace of development is changing Paralympic sports. Better technology can create a gap between athletes. Some say that when athletes compete within the same division,…

a second and winning the tournament through that. It won’t just leave you astonished but also fills you with joy. This situation occurred in The Boys in the Boat, the life story of Joe Rantz and his fellow crew members on their journey to win the Olympic gold medal in the year 1936. The dominant theme supported by the book was teamwork and measured self-reliance. The continuous change in the setting also contributed to the themes. These two narrative elements are combined in order to give a life…

Can you believe that some people think swimming isn’t a sport? Awesomely swimming has been around for centuries, but most people like it for entertainment. Luckily, people learn how to swim because it’s an essential skill that should be, but unfortunately almost required in life and parents want them to be safe, but other people learn for different reasons. Some learn it because you can actively perform it your entire life. Amazingly others pursue this sport because it’s the sport they dream…

Ancient Olympics: How does it compare to the Modern Olympics? I am a twenty-four year old Olympian from Columbia, South Carolina and I am currently practicing for the 2016 Olympics which starts in 2 months. I will practice at Brazil, so I can be adapted to the conditions in Brazil for the Olympics. I will participate in the decathlon to try to win a gold medal; I got third place last time in London. I have always wondered how the Ancient Olympics would have been. Maybe the early Olympians…

The South Dakota women captured two individual event victories. Sabrina Sabadeanu won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2 minutes, 04.89 seconds. On the diving board, Sarah Schank’s score of 275.45 on the three-meter dive earned her first place. One the one-meter dive, Schank finished third (231.10) with Haley Pederson right on Schank’s tale to take fourth (231.05). Alongside Sabadeanu’s first place finish, she also earned third place in the 100-yard backstroke (57.80), fourth place in…

On November 15th, 2015 I had to lead a 4-person row boat in a 4000 meter race in Mission Bay, San Diego. It was my first year with my high school’s rowing team and rowing in general, and I loved it. It was 6 in the morning when my coach told my group words I would never forget, “You guys are my top boat. If anyone’s winning, it’s you guys.” I was the stroke of my boat, meaning I set the pace everyone follows. I felt anxious; when you boil it down, the rate of our success depended on me. When we…

Johnny Weissmuller, a five time Olympic gold Medalist which resulted in a tie. During the competition, they were swimming up the Mississippi River, LeRoy Colombo would have won if he did not dislocate his shoulder. This is explained in an article about it:…

deemed one of the greatest swimmers of all times. He gained 11 Olympic medals, so he is the fourth highest medalist in the Olympic Games. When he was 9, he started to perform swimming at Arden Hills Swim Club, located in California. Then, he is highlighted while he held one world record. He joined his first Olympic Games in 1968, to hold ten world records by then. 9- Matthew…