Swimming at the Summer Olympics

Jesse Owens did not become a track star overnight. Owens had many training sessions and had to keep up with school to make it to the Olympics. Owens also had to push through discrimination before he became the athlete we now know him as. In 1936, Jesse Owens won four gold medals in the olympics. The reason he was so successful was because of his leadership, dedication, and high ambition. Jesse Owen´s leadership was a huge part of his success. ¨ The 22 year-old sprinter made a mockery of Adolf…

World Cycler and expert rower, Sarah Outen (https://twitter.com/SarahOuten) is an adventurer and traveler on wheels (and kayak), as she continues her London2London journey, cycling and rowing across the world. She was recently featured on Cycle Traveller (https://twitter.com/CycleTraveller) for her two wheeled cycling and kayaking escapades that have lasted over 4 years in the project. In the interview she talks about her accomplishments on her bike “Hercules” and the distance she has traveled,…

Most Ohioans know who John Kasich is, or at least have heard of him. John R. Kasich is the 69th Governor of the State of Ohio. Currently, Kasich is in the running for President of the United States. John Kasich is 9th at this current moment in the Presidential Race. John Kasich is, as Governor and running as President, a Republican. His political views are mainly Conservative Republican. He has been the Governor of Ohio since 2011. While in office, Kasich has passed over $5 billion in tax cuts.…

before the summer Olympics games in Beijing in early 2008. My family and I were on an extended visit to Beijing. The daughter of one of my father’s friends invited me to the new Beijing National Olympic Stadium, i.e. the Bird’s Nest. Her mother was participating in a pre-Olympic track and field event at the Nest, basically a dress rehearsal for the Olympics. The stadium along with its dramatic lights is quite impressive. As we walked on to the stadium grounds, with its open roof and early summer…

people have always looked for new ways to entertain themselves. The Olympics are a prominent example of people's attempts to entertain themselves. The Olympics have been held to honor a god or a nation. They provide the entire world with a reason to compete and bring honor to their nation, but it wasn't always this way. In ancient Greece the Olympics were created to honor the mighty god Zeus. Now things have changed. The Olympics are now a worldwide event where qualifying countries gather at a…

As I was watching this year’s Winter Olympic games in PyeongChang, South Korea, was amazed at all the workers, buildings, and other various infrastructure that went into these games. It was quite spectacular of a show. I remember the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, china, as one that stands out to me in the design of the “birds nest”, and the exquisite opening and closing ceremonies. Along with having a huge performance, and the infrastructure behind it means a lot of financial efforts. After…

Performance Enhancing Drugs: Their Effect on Individuals, Athletics, and Society Three in every five Olympic athletes have been caught doping. Let that sink in. This means that on average, for each Olympic event, only one athlete who medals is also clean. Such widespread consumption of performance enhancing drugs (PED's) throughout dozens of sports and nations makes this a topic that must be promptly addressed: the integrity of athletics is at stake. Some may argue that tightening regulations on…

Winter Olympics Bobsleigh Bobsleigh originated in St. Moritz Switzerland as a recreational sport for tourists. The first competitions began in 1884. Bobsleigh’s governing body, the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation was founded in 1923. A year later, bobsleigh was included in the first Winter Olympic Games. The two-man bobsleigh event was added in the 1932 Winter Olympics. It was excluded in the 1960 Olympics but ever since has been contested. Women’s bobsleigh was demonstrated in…

Olympic Games Essay The Olympics was created in 776 BC and the word Olympics was created from an ancient Olympic game which was in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century to the 4th century. The person who created the Olympics was Baron Pierre de Coubertin who created this idea in 1894 but these games were created in honor of Zeus, king of gods and the rings that you see on an Olympic flag were created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1914. Although the ancient Games were staged in Olympia, Greece,…

Remember the 2016 Olympics some of the athletes decided not to go it. This was because of the Zika virus. The Zika virus is a very Transmittable disease. Athletes were afraid that they would become infected with the Zika virus. It also didn’t help that there is no current cure for the Zika virus. Do to the fact that there is no current cure for the Zika virus. People should take precautions. There are certain precautions you can take to prevent the Zika virus. For instance cover all your…