Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. It is said that there are two categories of divers they 're those who perform with magnificent skill, grace, beauty, and courage then there is Greg Louganis. He was born in San Diego, California in 1960 was adopted by Peter and Frances Louganis as a young boy Greg faced a lot of obstacles. He had a very difficult relationship with his father who was abusive towards him in a physical way. Greg was also suffering in the eyes of his peers who would make fun of him because of his dyslexia. Soon he began to head into the direction of sports he figured out that he excelled amazingly in any sport he took dance and gymnastics classes …show more content…
Now going into the Olympic games there is a lot of testing for the athletes to see if they are using enhancing drugs. Greg got past the testing with ease the Olympic committee did not have any clue that there was a diver competing with the HIV in them. Competing in both 3-meter springboard and 10-meter platform Greg was about to get into a situation that wasn 't even thought of going into the competition. During the preliminary rounds for the men’s 3-meter springboard Greg struck his head on the board coming down from a dive. Entering the water Greg’s head was cut open he bled into pool knowing he was HIV positive knowing there was other divers diving into the pool with body parts having the access of water entering into them. He was leading the competition after his disastrous dive he dropped everyone thought he would never make it back to the top his Olympic dream of another gold medal was ruined. Before going into the finals an hour later from getting sutures on his wound he told his coach “We worked too long and hard to get there, and i don 't want to give up without a …show more content…
He wrote a book about his life, and the challenges he faced while on his way to Olympic glory. He also became a national speaker for issues regarding dyslexia, domestic violence, and overcoming adversity he came back into the scene of the Olympics in 1992 and 1996 to commentate the games thats when people truly started accepting him and welcoming him back. He now serves as an athlete mentor to the next generation of divers for the USA Diving Organization. He doesn 't see himself as a coach instead of coaching he observes the divers and makes recommendations of what he is witnessing and he adds to their performance by suggesting things to enhance their ability to dive more constantly or better than before he’s basically a dive consultant. Greg is now 56 years old when he was first diagnosed with HIV he never thought he would see the age the 30 nowadays he spends it with his husband working out and staying fit. He tries to give a good example for people around the world who face humility of their sexuality shows that life goes on no matter what you two choices either be scared of it or just embrace it and live on. It is not the end of the world you haven 't failed its just a life lesson you 're
He began swimming at the age of nine for safety reasons. In light of, a swim coach saw the capacity he exhibited and asked if he wanted to join the swim team for competitive swimmers. In a matter of time, Jarrod was moving up in the levels of the competitive swim club. It was only a matter of 3 years that he moved up to the final level which is exceptionally well since he was a fifth grader in a high school level. To the present he only swims for high school and has made state every year so far. During his sophomore year Jarrod won second in the 200 IM in the state of Oklahoma for 5a
On top of running with his athletes he has competed in numerous running events such as the monument 10k, the Henrico festival dash, Suffolk celebration community 5K run/1 mile walk, and the New Year's Day Resolution 10-K, 5-K, or 1-mile trail run. He runs these events to either help for the cause for example donating to the poor, people with cancer, or people with diseases or he just runs just to have fun. Even at 36 years old he is still competing at track meets just recently he just finished competing at the real deal track and field classic at Boo Williams in Suffolk Virginia. He ran the 200-meter dash and he gathered his all-American team from 1999 and ran the four by 200-meter relay one last time. They all had fun reuniting with each other to run again and they won the adult section of the four by 200-meter relay even if they all ran as slow as a week in jail. After he finishes his running he always comes back to the school to help fundraise for the track and field team.
him get back on track and Louie went on to become an Olympic athlete. Through mental
As an athletic trainer my job and duty is to protect and treat the athletes. Make sure they are safe to play in the games preventing injury and if injury occurs to help them heal and keep back to the sport. If an athlete came and told me and said that, we would sit down together and talk about all the consequences that can occur from what he did in the past and how it can and will affect him now. Just because it was in the past doesn’t mean there aren’t still consequences. In this instance I can see two decisions, tell the coach or not tell the coach. If I tell the coach it could cost them the chance of winning state and the...
Citius, Altius, Fortius is the motto of the Olympic games. Translated from Greek, it means "Faster, Higher, Stronger". Recently, Olympic contenders have been doing everything they can to live up to that motto. Most do it by training hour after hour, each day. Others try to do it by illegally taking performance enhancing drugs. This is why we need to test for drugs at the Olympics. Drug Testing in the Olympics began only recently in the 1968 Games held in Mexico1. Drugs are banned for two very good reasons: the use of drugs produces an unfair advantage, and it is hazardous to the athlete to take them. While drug testing is now commonplace, the procedures are still fairly primitive and arouse much controversy2. We all remember the Andreea Raducan situation from the Sydney Olympics. She unknowingly had consumed a performing enhancing drug that was in her cold medication. Her medal was revoked as soon as the drug test results got back.3 While Andreea was caught, many others who intentionally "doped up" weren't Many of the drugs or procedures out there, still can't be tested for, and more and more athletes are cheating. Most of the drugs and procedures have adverse long term effects, some resulting in death. The drug tests are detrimental to the existence of the Olympics and need to be upheld at all costs.
In the summer of 1996, millions of eyes were glued to the little ladies wearing red, white, and blue as they attempted to do what no one from America had done before: bring home the team gold for the women's gymnastics team at the summer Olympics. It seemed that it had come down to the very last vault. Everyone held their breath as they watched the United States' last chance limp to the start of runway after a disastrous first attempt on the apparatus. Fear and pain were etched into her face as she raised her right arm and sprinted towards the vault. Time stood still as she twisted through the air. The young gymnast's name was Kerri Strug. Kerri's relationships, behaviors, and decisions throughout her life allowed her to achieve many things and to take action in the most adverse and demanding situation of her life, her second vault at the 1996 Summer Olympics (Parrillo n.pag).
said, “Every time you dive, you hope you'll see something new - some new species. Sometimes the ocean gives you a gift, sometimes it doesn't.” As you are swimming under the ocean, imagine the sparkle of the water as you look up the surface from a hundred feet below; floating along with the current, slowly and deeply breathing while observing the sea life. Continue to imagine the ability to remain underwater for an hour or more, just swimming and observing the ocean. This is the life of a scuba diver. Many people think of Scuba Diving as a swim in the water, but in reality it is a very dangerous, and potentially fatal sport and activity. There are many types of Scuba
Earvin “Magic” Johnson shocked the sports world when he revealed his HIV-positive status and continued to participate in professional basketball games. He faced varying reactions including scrutiny and acceptance. With rising fears of contracting HIV during sports games that turn bloody, the dilemma exists of requiring athletes to be subject to more testing. With this comes an ethical dilemma due to the stigmatization of individuals with HIV. Considering that HIV is a potentially deadly and dangerous virus, some argue that it should be part of the regular routine testing that athletes already go through. So now the question that exists in the sports world today is: should all professional athletes be subject to regular mandatory
Michael’s parents got divorced when he was only 9 years old and he lived with his mom and sisters in the Baltimore area. Michael was inspired to learn swimming after his 2 sisters joined the swim team, but swimming wasn’t the only sport he participated in. He also was on the soccer, baseball, and lacrosse teams throughout his childhood. Believe it or not, when Michael first started swimming he was too scared to swim with his head underwater so he would only swim on his back, already differentiating him from the other kids. After watching his first Olympics, 1996, Phelps knew that was what he wanted too do. With hard and rigorous training, Phelps made the the U.S. National team and became the youngest male, American swimmer to ever compete in the Olympics.
Earvin “Magic” Johnson did not earn his nickname of “Magic” for nothing. In 13 season playing for the Los Angeles Lakers he averaged a career double-double with 19.5 points and 11.2 assists per season (The Announcement). This led his team to many championships and put Magic in talks as one of the greatest point guards of all-time. Sadly this career was cut short by a terrible disease that developed in the 1980’s called HIV. This has now made him an advocate for HIV awareness and also pushed him to form organizations to help find a cure for the HIV virus. During this time in history HIV was emerging all over America and for someone of Magic’s caliber to get it shocked the whole nation. Through Magic getting this disease and rising above it showed that it was possible to live through this terrible disease. Magic Johnson overcame the world by facing the adversity of his diagnosis, by facing the critics of how he got the disease, coming back to the sport he loved, and becoming a figure to help cure HIV.
...thlete under twenty-four hour surveillance is neither feasible nor lawful. Only when there are more accurate tests can the enforcement of drug rules and regulations be possible. As more sophisticated tests come to market, fewer drugs will escape detection. With the limited ability of current techniques to catch athletes red-handed, pressure must be put on the athletic community to reject doping. Until the athletic community refuses doping as a means to an end, little can be done to stop it from happening.
Drug testing began around the same time as this convention. But it wasn’t until 5 years later that it re-established and reinvigorated the Medical Commission with a bright to advise the IOC and to oversee development policy. In 1966, 5 cyclists at the World Road Racing Champs refused to give urine sample.
Finish, Finish, Go, and Go you just set the new world record. Every four years lots of people gather around a pool cheering for Olympians. It is a very noisy place. A lot of Olympians that are part of the summer Olympics are very athletic, they swim all year around. The swimming Olympic history and background is very interesting. They have done so many new things over that past couple of years. They come out with new rules every year to make things more fair and challenging. There are a lot of events and tons of records that have been broke. A lot of Olympians have set future goals to stride for. I was swimming the 200 meter fly I was at a really good time when I had 50 meter sprint left at the end all I could think about was I’m going to set the new world record. Olympic swimming is a very fun sport it is very athletic. Every year in the summer time every one always sits around a TV watching this it is very famous in America. Swimmers from all around the world come and here and compete. There is a lot of competition there I have found out a lot about the history of swimming. There are a lot of events and tons of records that have been broke. A lot of Olympians have set future goals to stride for.
In material science, if a framework is segregated from its environment, that is, if no outside powers following up on it, there are three saved quantities:energy, direct force and precise energy. In traditional mechanics, protection of direct force is inferred by Newton's laws.
I learn swimming at the age of 23 I remember going in the water for the first time it was in one of the beaches in NH I cannot remember really well. My husband and his family just assume I knew how to swim. Most especially coming from a warm continent. I have been to the beach before, but we do not get into the water, it much more for hanging out and dating spot dressed in sun dresses while the wind blow your skirt left and right not getting wet. I remember my husband and I got in the water and his parent were in the water as well, I was just standing everyone were swimming I was asked to join and swim under the water I looked at them as if they were crazy. I told my husband I could not swim, he said you don’t have to really swim, we are just here to cool