Olympic Swimming History Question

Don't say any one is fibbing, that person could have the facts wrong or it could be true. I have met a couple of people who told me they were Olympians. The one guy told me he won the 100m free in 1956, I was there and knew that was not true but I found out later he was a British Olympic Waterpolo Player who taught swimming and did a little tall talking. On the other hand I came into a conversation where a swimmer from my own swim club was telling everyone she was an Olympian in 1956, it was 3 years ago in Mexico at a bar. Her jaw dropped a mile when she found out who I was. I had not seen her for 50 years she sure got off the suject in a hurry. I was very nice and did not out her. Olympics are dreams that many have, they wish had happened and there mouths get in the way. I almost wish I was not an Olympian, a fellow worker of mine used to say he was me. He got a girl pregnant and she reported to my boss that I had done the deed until she met me and she said that's not George Park. As J Miller says DREAMS. My friend just announced that her grandfather swam in the Olympics, when the swimming competion was done in the Hudson River. She is 40. What does she mean by this? I don't think any Olympics were in NY, but could they have trained there? Or is she fibbing? :joker: Just curious...SmartSwimmeroftheDay award to the person who knows!

Don't say any one is fibbing, that person could have the facts wrong or it could be true. I have met a couple of people who told me they were Olympians. The one guy told me he won the 100m free in 1956, I was there and knew that was not true but I found out later he was a British Olympic Waterpolo Player who taught swimming and did a little tall talking. On the other hand I came into a conversation where a swimmer from my own swim club was telling everyone she was an Olympian in 1956, it was 3 years ago in Mexico at a bar. Her jaw dropped a mile when she found out who I was. I had not seen her for 50 years she sure got off the suject in a hurry. I was very nice and did not out her. Olympics are dreams that many have, they wish had happened and there mouths get in the way. I almost wish I was not an Olympian, a fellow worker of mine used to say he was me. He got a girl pregnant and she reported to my boss that I had done the deed until she met me and she said that's not George Park. As J Miller says DREAMS. My friend just announced that her grandfather swam in the Olympics, when the swimming competion was done in the Hudson River. She is 40. What does she mean by this? I don't think any Olympics were in NY, but could they have trained there? Or is she fibbing? :joker: Just curious...SmartSwimmeroftheDay award to the person who knows!