She overcame prejudice early in her career to become the first woman to win a gold medal in both the springboard and the platform, at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.
Many people train their whole lives to be an Olympian. For Mizzou's Collier Dyer, it may only take him six short years. As a high school freshman, Dyer played football in the fall, and wrestled in the ...
Olympic diving legend Greg Louganis revealed his success on the grandest stage was all in service of somebody else. “I didn’t have love and passion for the sport,” Louganis, 66, admitted on “​​The ...
Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson is big on jumping boldly into sporting pursuits. Especially if they can put him on the Olympic stage.
After weeks of competition where they’ve been ogled and objectified, Wesemann took the drastic step of hiding himself behind a towel as he stood on the pool deck on Friday. The 22-year-old completely ...