I was born in 1933 - Has swimming changed since then. Here is a historical remdition of swimming from the past. It also includes Jon Hendricks from Australia winning the 100 meters in 1956.
www.youtube.com/watch
I am 24, so my early swimming "heroes" where Matt Biondi, Pablo Morales, Summer Sanders, Janet Evans, too name a few. I do recall the Barcelona games (was 8 at the time), though the Atlanta games where the first that I remember well.
I am a bit of a history nut, so to me it is fascinating to think about the early eras of swimming and how it has evolved. It's also neat to see some of the more historical swimming "natatoriums" from the early half of the century. There was one in LA that was actually built below the basketball court - they don't think of doing cool things like that anymore!
I am 24, so my early swimming "heroes" where Matt Biondi, Pablo Morales, Summer Sanders, Janet Evans, too name a few. I do recall the Barcelona games (was 8 at the time), though the Atlanta games where the first that I remember well.
I am a bit of a history nut, so to me it is fascinating to think about the early eras of swimming and how it has evolved. It's also neat to see some of the more historical swimming "natatoriums" from the early half of the century. There was one in LA that was actually built below the basketball court - they don't think of doing cool things like that anymore!
