Greg Louganis: These were the trials for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Until this dive, I had been ahead. But now, something else was more significant than winning. I might have endangered other divers’ lives if I have spilled blood in the pool. For what I knew—that few others...
In honor of the 2014 Winter Olympics commencement, we decided to hit up an Olympic superstar for his Five Favorite Films. We all knowGreg Louganisswept the diving events of the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, winning gold medals in both (even after he tragically hit his head on the board during o...
Camille Powell
Greg Louganis prepared for his ninth dive of the preliminary springboard competition. Midway through a reverse 21/2somersault in the pike position, the 28-year-old California native hit his head on the board and fell bleeding into the water. After receiving four temporary stitches and suffering ...
Greg Louganis, American diver who is generally considered the greatest diver in history. He won four Olympic gold medals and one silver, and at the 1982 World Aquatic Championships he became the first diver ever to earn a perfect score of 10 from all the