Swimming at the Summer Olympics

- As the third largest international, multi-sport games, the Pan Am Games are already creating ripples of excitement in Toronto, its 2015 host city. But with select events happening in the Courtyard Niagara Falls' own backyard, fans of everything from kayaking to rowing can book a stay at this preeminent family hotel in Niagara Falls to find out who will take home the gold. The more than 6,000 athletes competing in the 2015 Pan Am Games from July 10 to 26 will represent 41 countries and…

1920s were a time that the Olympics really became an event for the entire world. According to John Horne in Understanding the Olympics, “after Athens 1896 the next three Olympics were mostly for trade fairs but it was not until the 1920s that the profile of the events began to grow” (Horne). What this means is the Olympics really did not become a spectator event until the twenties. However, this event is a popular event throughout the world. Chris Hallinan says that, “Olympics in the 1920s were…

His real name is James Cleveland but is commonly known as Jesse. He was a black track and field athlete. This made it harder on him competing in high school and the Olympics. Because of his race, racism troubled his life, but that did not stop Jesse Owens from becoming one of the best track and field athletes at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. James Cleveland Owens was born on September 12, 1913, in Danville, Alabama. At the age of 9, he and his family moved to Ohio. When in junior high, the teacher…

Suzy Favor Hamilton: Running Through Life with Mental Illness Millions of people watched the Summer Olympics of 2000, and many remember the point where Suzy Favor Hamilton collapsed to the track on her last lap. It was publicized that dehydration caused her to fall, but the truth came out years later. Suzy Favor Hamilton led a double life unbeknownst to herself and others, running from mental illness in many forms. She is a three time Olympian, a mother, a wife, on the New York Times best seller…

Introduction Cupping therapy was introduced in a mass scale recently during the 2016 Olympic games in Rio, Brazil. Michael Phelps and other Olympic athletes were seen with large circular spots on their bodies. Which then introduced the viewer to cupping therapy. Many of the Olympic commentators gave their opinions on if the therapy worked or not while others sought expert opinions from leading health care practioners. The consensus was to stick with modern western medicine. However, the viewers…

The Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany on August 9th was the start of an unexpected event in history. In only 70 minutes, 22 year-old James “Jesse” Owens won four gold medals in the Olympic games, breaking and tying the records of former Olympians left and right. The amazing athlete competed in the 100 m, 200 meter, 4 times 100 meter, and long jump for the U.S. team, winning every event. This rare event helped to score a political victory for the United States and a moral victory for black people…

The Olympics originated from the Greeks around 776 BC were actually once abolished after the Romans took over, and it was not until 1894 that the Games were revived (International Olympic Committee). Held every four years, the Olympics are sports competitions with competitors from all over the world representing their own country. The Olympics have developed into such a worldwide competition that it became tremendously popular with a large amount of people. The founder of the International…

Introduction In February of 2013 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted wrestling out of the Summer Olympics expected to start in 2020. In the Olympic Games in 708 B.C., wrestling made its debut, which makes it one of the founding sports of the Olympics. This information both saddened and infuriated many people involved within wrestling communities. In order to resolve the issue, many big name wrestlers of the past had come together to save the sport. Within a 7 month period the IOC…

Space and place are important facets of our identity and who we are. It is sometimes said that places have a way of claiming people, or that a place grows on you. This means that not only are we getting used to a place but also that we are developing a strong relationship with that place and that it is becoming a part of our identity. Place identity is the foundation of a person’s self-identity, and consists of knowledge and feelings developed through everyday experiences of physical spaces. Not…

Indigenous role models play a crucial part when it comes to inspiring Indigenous youth in Australian society. The focus of this essay is to demonstrate how Cathy Freeman became a noteworthy Indigenous role model; examining her history and the key events that aided in her success and how these have contributed to Australian society. Catherine (Cathy) Freeman was born in Mackay, Queensland on the 16th February 1973, to parents Cecelia and Norman Freeman (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and…