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Gregory Efthimios Louganis (/ l uː ˈ ɡ eɪ n ɪ s /; [1] born January 29, 1960) is an American Olympic diver who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics on the springboard and platform. He is the only man and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games.
Verdeur was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1966, [37] the La Salle University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1961, [35] North Catholic Hall of Fame in 1991, The Helms Foundation Hall of Fame, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in 2005, and the National Polish American Hall of Fame in 2009. [27] He died of cancer in Bala ...
Esther Jane Williams (August 8, 1921 – June 6, 2013) was an American competitive swimmer and actress. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team.
One swimmer died and another is still missing after they jumped off a Massachusetts bridge made famous by the 1975 blockbuster "Jaws," officials said Monday. One swimmer died and another is still ...
Patrick Woepse — husband of Olympian Maddie Musselman, a member of Team USA’s women’s water polo team — explains how he was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. Man, 30, has a rare cancer.
American swimming coach; died at the age of 66 from complications of metastatic prostate cancer [709] Frank Legacki: 1939 – 2020 American swimmer; died at the age of 81 from complications of prostate cancer that metastasized [710] Leroy Lewis: 1945 – 2021 Costa Rican football player and coach [711] Chris Limahelu: 1950 – 2010
When William Lewis died of cancer at age 60, Lewis placed the gold medal he won for the 100 m in 1984 in his hand to be buried with him. "Don't worry", he told his mother. "I'll get another one." [55] Lewis repeatedly referred to his father as a motivating factor for the 1988 season. "A lot happened to me last year, especially the death of my ...
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive type of invasive breast cancer that tends to grow and spread faster throughout the body, according to the American Cancer Society. There are ...