Read more2Memories of Moscow 1980: 40 Years To The Day Since Vladimir Salnikov Cracked 15-minute Barrier Over 1500m Free22 July 2020Today marks the 40th anniversary of the third day of racing in the pool at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, where Vladimir Salnikov became the first man to race under 15 minutes for the first of his two Olympic titles over 1500m freestyle against a backdrop of politics and boycott, life-changing ch...
Read moreMemories of Moscow 1980: A Games Of Many Monsters Of The Waves In A Sea Of Harm & Heist27 July 2020We end our memories of the boycotted Moscow 1980 Olympic Games with an overview of the swimming events, the truth that emerged down the years and a review of the races over the closing two finals sessions of the meet and where they left the protagonists, at that moment and in the long-term of life ....
Read more2Comparison of Women’s LCM World Records from 1980 to Today09 June 2017By Jason Tillotson, Swimming World College Intern Last week, my fellow Swimming World college intern, Jacob Riley pieced together a fantastic comparison of the men’s LCM world records in the 1980’s versus the world records that stand today. This sparked some interesting conversation about the where ...
Read more1Memories of Moscow 1980: Why Rica Reinisch Had To Retire At 15 After 3 Olympic Golds & 4 World Records23 July 2020Today marks the 40th anniversary of the fourth day of racing in the pool at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, where Rica Reinisch, 15, claimed triple gold for the GDR, set the World 100m backstroke record three times and the 200m standard once ... on the way to a doctor's surgery to hear news that h...