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Greg Louganis: Surviving a Scare
Standing on the dive platform at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, Greg Louganis prepared for his ninth dive of the preliminary springboard competition. Midway through a reverse 21/2 somersault 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 from a crisis of self-confidence—at age 28, he later recalled, “I was past my prime”—Louganis returned 35 minutes later and completed another reverse somersault, this one almost perfect. He went on to dominate the event, making 11 perfect dives and capturing ...(100 of 337 words)