Swimming at the Olympics

in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation. So it’s clear that although some believe it’s not helping women’s sports. Title IX advances women’s sports for two main reasons. First, more women participated in the Olympic games since 1972. The second reason is importantly, equitable facilities had to be built. What men’s started complaining about was the money. Empowering Women in Sport’s states, “ However, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)…

Introduction: Shane Elizabeth Gould was born in Sydney, New South Wales on the 23rd November 1956. At the age of six she was a competent swimmer. She attended primary school at St. Peters Lutheran collage in Brisbane. Shane Gould is an Olympic gold swimmer and is the only person to ever hold all freestyle records and the 200m IM relay at one time. She married Milton Nelms in 2007 and they now live in Bicheno, Tasmania. She had four children: Joel 1978, Kim 1980, Tom 1982, Kristin (boy) 1983. She…

apparel for casual situations as well. They endorse professional athletes in numerous different sports in order to express their variety of clothing and accessories. Under Armour has also been known for sponsor reality television shows, movies, the Olympics, and universities around the country. Without a doubt, Under Armour is one of the most successful sports wear companies in the country, and some of the credit comes from the way it makes itself known through advertisements. Lately, Under…

Australia’s historical background was a very interesting timeline and background. Australia was officially explored by Captain James Cook in 1770 while he explored the east coast, he claimed it for Britain and called it New South Wales. Australia was then considered a pearl colony because the first settlers were criminals (Ducksters.com 1). In 1803 Matthew Flinders sails around Australia and proves its an island. In 1824 Australia is named from “New Holland” to “Australia.” “In 1829 The…

During this global movement, the word “recreational therapist” was made by the Menninger brothers. The Sisters of Charity from Quebec also had a big part in this global movement for recreational therapy in 1893. These sisters had their own asylum, which was different than a regular asylum at this time. The Sisters of Charity had parks and gardens around their building, to which all patients had access. They incorporated dancing, music, games, reading, and picnics into their daily schedules.…

The special Olympics was a great opportunity to be a part of a global movement. This movement offers children and adults with and without intellectual disabilities year-round sports training and competition. As a volunteer swim timer for the special Olympics my duties consisted of interacting with all participants and coaches. By interacting with most of all coaches and participants, I learned a lot about the leadership of the program and the athletes that competed. However, the focus of this…

Under Armour’s new commercial is inspirational. The commercial begins with Phelps swimming, and then continues to combine his workouts inside and outside of the pool. These images personally bring me back to my last track meet, where I pushed myself as hard as I could because I would never have another moment similar. The video creates a sense of give it your all because you never know when your ability to pursue your passion will come to an end. To add to it, it tells you to push yourself even…

a pride for the host country to hold the Olympic Games, the consideration whether the cost of the Olympic Games outweighs the actual benefits brought to the host country is becoming increasingly more common among the public (has raised increasingly more public attention) throughout the world.This essay is going to discuss about the cost and benefits that the host country may obtain by holding the Olympic Games. The negative influence caused by the Olympics may include the enormous financial cost…

The Olympics have been causing several problems in recent and not so recent years, putting many countries and cities into financial debt. To stop this we must put permanent sites on our building list for the Olympics and keep those the few things on that list. Over the years the Olympics have been hosted we are shockingly finding that each year those hosting cities will spend billions of dollars on unnecessary things, such as facilities and equipment. The host for the 2016 games, Brazil,…

doing something no other olympian has ever done: that is to win 23 gold medals throughout his Olympic career. Tim Layden explains, “On August 14, 2004, a 19-year-old from Baltimore won his first Olympic medal, a gold in the 400 individual medley in Athens” (Layden 31). That would be the first of 28 medals in Phelps career as an Olympic swimmer. Phelps would learn more about himself throughout the 4 Olympics he competed in. In Tim Layden’s article “The Gold Standard” from the December 26, 2016…