Olympic struggle for medals cz.1

About the Olympic August 1920. In the unofficial Olympic Games VII, participants suggested Belgians games rest in a well-known seaside resort in Ostend, but he did not avail of the invitation, because one does not have the time, and other money. Meanwhile, prose life looked less encouraging. Swimming fought for medals in the Olympic pool, where water has been cold and cloudy. There was almost no scandal. U.S. that games. Came to Antwerp after travel after the rough seas, the old war ship transport, where there were no conditions for the rest. The only players on the U.S. team, which across the road to Antwerp does not leave a good mood, they were two Hawaii, constantly playing the guitar. One of them was Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, who has won the Stockholm Olympic gold medal in swimming for a distance of 100 m any style. In Antwerp repeated his success, however, had to fight twice: first 24, and 29 August. He won for the first time, beat up world record, but the judges have taken the protest Australian Herald, who believed that the improper behavior of American Norman Ross prevented it in this race.