To all the people who say they cant swim faster etc shut the hell up!! Its not always about breaking world records etc! This guy had to go through so much crap to get to the olympics such as training in crocodile and snake infested waters and not to mention being from one of the poorest countries in the world with next to no resources! Good on him I say!
@stevop23 I remember when this happened and when Moussambani was interviewed on TV, he said he trained in a hotel's swimming pool, were he was allowed to do so early in the morning before tourists came. Stop the crap. smh...
Well I heard different on TV. He may have started to train in a hotels pool, but early on in his training (before they knew he was going to the Olympics) he had to train in the river.. Either way an impressive feat, a guy from one of the poorest countries in the world giving it a go! Stop bagging people when you probably cant do better yourself!
@stevop23 that's not what I've heard, but whatever, who cares. To say this is an impressive feat... well, we have a very different concept to what is impressive. I find it impressive that a country with no official pools send a swimmer to the Olympics while people in that country is dying because of hunger...
Well thats not his fault is it! Plus a lot of African countries hunger is just as bad or worse and they dominate certain events (think Kenya or Ethiopia in long distance events). Im not sure where the money came from to send him to the games, I have my doubts it came from the government, Im thinking that someone has decided to sponsor him because its a great story. Nonetheless it is going to make very little difference to the overall poverty problem.
what about if you dont have a olympic pool at yor country.....the guy never saw a 50 m pool before this competition.....he practiced in a 22 m pool at a hotel of his country.....dont be to hard....but its still funny!!
I found an article I wrote about this in 2000 in my computer. Brought back memories & I searched YouTube. Loved this commentary and inspired me to write an editorial.... Moral is "Show Up, Do Your Best, Make a Difference". Inspiring!
In his interview, he said that Sydney told countries that they would pay for them to be in the Olympics just so they can have the Olympics there. He said that he didn't know how to swim until he got there because he just wanted the opportunity of a lifetime to go to another country FOR FREE! That's why he looked like he wasn't going to make it at the end...because he really was trying to really survive.
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Equatorial Guinea selected their swimming candidates by throwing people in their largest river and seeing which one drifted up on the bank on the opposite side first.
That's a joke my brother told me at the time, but in all seriousness the man deserves respect. He's probably better at swimming than all of us, and he had a fair go.
@mishjj6 a guy named Eric Moussambani from equatorial guinea came to the 2000 Olympic games and as a show in good faith since their country doesnt have much going for them (in sport) they set up an event where the other 2 swimmers would false start on purpose as to guarantee Eric's win in the event
@skeilty101 I believe the whole heat was being represented by swimmers from 'wild card' countries (in other words, countries that wouldn't normally have participants in the Olympics, and this heat was used as an endorsement for the Olympics). I think the false starts were accidental.
All joking aside. The Olympics are meant to be the very best of the best. If a country cannot produce an athlete that makes the qualifying time ... then that country shouldn't be represented in the particular event! This is just like making those entertainment shows out of the various talent show rejects (ie X Factor, Idol etc)!!
@gibbopg That's debatable. Are the Olympics about the 'best of the best', or are they about the spirit of competition and excellence in doing your best? Do we admire athletes simply because they perform better than others, or do we admire them for pushing themselves to be the best they can be?
as a Christian, i Believe that God will give us rewards which we dont deserve & though our enemy is much stronger that us, God will give us Victory!! this video is reminding me of all those TRUTH's. Thanks for uploading.. Congrats Eric Moussambani !!
@MehrabS They weren't commentating on the race live. "The Dream" was a nightly, satirical television show which ran throughout the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and this clip is cut from one of their nightly shows, hence the audience in the background.
This was a comedy show played late at night AFTER the Olympics broadcast which lampooned everything Olympic related.
Australians take NOTHING seriously and ALWAYS bet on the underdog. It's deeply ingrained into our character. We were Britain's petty criminals exiled to the far side of the world. How could we claim superiority to anyone?
Aussies loved Eddie the Eel and cheered him louder than our own because he "had a go" and kept fighting despite the odds.
@ovsergeev no_one_swimming_pool? Hell, the capital is on a freaking island 600 miles away from the mainland, the rest is on the freaking atlantic coast.
Either the real athletes are at home `cause the politics in that country are fucked up, or this is the best they have, but i doubt that. They have a freacking ocean as a training ground. Are the guineeans afraid of sharks or black people really can`t swim.
Hi Davidjd here. As a retired Aussie showbiz reporter I know Roy and HG well. In fact, I reported the incident with 'The Eel.' Roy and HG did their commentary in good fun. There was no "racism." I hoped my comment read as "humorous." But,obviously not. Roy and HG reckon I have a sense of humour-that's good enough for me!!
I remember watching this back then. This was so funny. What a great ambassador for his country! He ended up being the most famous athlete at the olympics that year. Unfortunately he missed out on the next one because of a visa bungle, but I have heard there was a pool built in his honour in his country and he is now a swimming coach. Good for you Eric!!
@davidjd Where's your sense of humour? Australia absolutely embraced 'The Eel' after this! There's no evil piss-take here - if anything it made Eric more famous. :-P
I have much respect for Eric. I can barely swim, so the fact that he competed in an Olympic swimming game having only learnt how to swim 8 months prior is amazing! :D
@quinterochichi this is from a comedy show that aired during the 2000 olympics called "the dream". there not making fun of eric, there making fun of the fact the olympics as we have it now wont let the real people who arent the elite competitors into it.
@freakystyley4000 - What's to understand? They're making fun of him. If there is a "context" that would indicate otherwise, it was left out of this clip. Cheers.
he couldve easily switched off and done a leisurely stroll there and back but no, he went for it all heart and scraped the record by the skin of his teeth.
Some athletes play with fake talent (drugs), some athletes play with God given talent, this guy played with 100% heart and that is what makes his achievement so incredible.
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This is what the special olympics are about not the olympics. Trying your hardest even tho you clearly can't do the sport is not the olympics. The olympics are about the very best in the world facing each other to see who the very best is. This whole as long as he tries that's all that counts is garbage. His country shouldn't have competed in this event if this is the best they can do. It's an insult to atheletes all around the world who couldn't make it for their own country with actual talent.
he claimed he wanted to try at Athens '04, but failed to get a visa. great shame, because he embodied the olympic games. okay, he was breaking the wrong kind of records but hell, he was a guy who didn't care so long as he was taking part and he was an olympiad. he competed at the olympics, despite his lack of experience, and he represented his country and was proud of representing his country. It might be funny for a moment, but it's also extremely noble.
@kevstawebsta I think they were disqualified for a false start. basically tho like in events like the 100m sprint, developing nations get their own heat (possibly to try and allow smaller nations a chance to race against more promenant athletes), and this was a developing nations heat.
" I saw Moussambani training in the pool midweek and gee, he can really put it together. " lol.. HG never saw him train. Don't take it seriously. These guys are comedians. They had a nightly show called " The Dream " during the games. It was an irreverant take on all individuals, teams, and situations of the day. They " called " Eric's race off a recorded tape, in front of their live audience. Viewers AND the Athletes watched it. After the intense days events, they could unwind with a laugh.
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In my opinion Mussambani is an example of the meaning of the Olympic spirit. I think that it was difficult for him to swimm in Sidney, but he tried and didn't give up and that's the spirit.
Legend
MisterFlashback38 3 days ago
really, why the fucking hell are the people laughting for? tards i love him +10 for him
Rexshine 2 weeks ago
BRAWOOOO!!!!!
jaraskuna 3 weeks ago 3
HE DID IT
handello 3 weeks ago
eric the eel is BOSS!!!!
highaselflern1 3 weeks ago
To all the people who say they cant swim faster etc shut the hell up!! Its not always about breaking world records etc! This guy had to go through so much crap to get to the olympics such as training in crocodile and snake infested waters and not to mention being from one of the poorest countries in the world with next to no resources! Good on him I say!
stevop23 1 month ago 3
@stevop23 I remember when this happened and when Moussambani was interviewed on TV, he said he trained in a hotel's swimming pool, were he was allowed to do so early in the morning before tourists came. Stop the crap. smh...
Obelix32 4 weeks ago
@Obelix32
Well I heard different on TV. He may have started to train in a hotels pool, but early on in his training (before they knew he was going to the Olympics) he had to train in the river.. Either way an impressive feat, a guy from one of the poorest countries in the world giving it a go! Stop bagging people when you probably cant do better yourself!
stevop23 4 weeks ago 4
@stevop23 that's not what I've heard, but whatever, who cares. To say this is an impressive feat... well, we have a very different concept to what is impressive. I find it impressive that a country with no official pools send a swimmer to the Olympics while people in that country is dying because of hunger...
Obelix32 2 weeks ago
@Obelix32
Well thats not his fault is it! Plus a lot of African countries hunger is just as bad or worse and they dominate certain events (think Kenya or Ethiopia in long distance events). Im not sure where the money came from to send him to the games, I have my doubts it came from the government, Im thinking that someone has decided to sponsor him because its a great story. Nonetheless it is going to make very little difference to the overall poverty problem.
stevop23 2 weeks ago
@harrogateswim Lol I can do 32 seconds for 50 and 1:15 for 100 :)
KirbyBev 1 month ago
Stupid Americans...
madziallena1487 1 month ago
his second 50 was about 1:10 and 100 yard freestyle is faster then that. I can't believe he's in the olympics
Explodingbear7 1 month ago
he is a boss
TheHerpadurp 2 months ago
He was very competitive while he was standing on the starting block and after that it went pear shaped.
DUCKDODGERS1701 2 months ago
2:58 priceless
s1metahilt0n 2 months ago
what the eff is this? I know 3 year old's that swim better.......
Okeydokey91191 3 months ago
i can do better i do 1:24 for 100 meters
harrogateswim 3 months ago
i can do better i do 40 seconds for 50 meters free
harrogateswim 3 months ago
@harrogateswim that's not that good i can do 34 seconds for 50m and 1min10seconds for 100m...
and im 13
QUUAAAAAAAAAAAD 3 months ago
This is what it must feel like to be the only white guy in a 100m.
redman8903 4 months ago 29
Apparently 4 years later he was doing sub 57 for the same race, champ!
jonisginger 4 months ago 9
@Supero95
ROFL
erjoalgo 4 months ago
damn niggers cant swim
TheWhitefight88 4 months ago
what about if you dont have a olympic pool at yor country.....the guy never saw a 50 m pool before this competition.....he practiced in a 22 m pool at a hotel of his country.....dont be to hard....but its still funny!!
yamhyamh 4 months ago
Real Hero
JaleXNet 4 months ago
He lost.
MrThePwnisher 4 months ago
Total respect to this guy! He knows that it's not just about the winning. Its about going out there and giving it a go!
fyl24 5 months ago 4
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bigbradford69 5 months ago
Feel sorry for the disqualified swimmers. That's a bit harsh after all that preparation.
I could swim 100m in just over a minute in high school and I never even placed in the competitions :P.
nikanj 5 months ago
I found an article I wrote about this in 2000 in my computer. Brought back memories & I searched YouTube. Loved this commentary and inspired me to write an editorial.... Moral is "Show Up, Do Your Best, Make a Difference". Inspiring!
xlnetworks 5 months ago
DumPret thx DerRudii (zwitsal)
Parachutekamp2011 5 months ago
dumpert ofzo
Equelsor 5 months ago 7
Dumpert!
RiKKiT88 5 months ago 7
dumpert
PocketAceBas 5 months ago 8
Dumpert!
renzelord 5 months ago 76
dumpert
artiejump 5 months ago 11
3:10 What is it? The Guinea Equatorial record line? :D
cesarbinho 6 months ago
感動した！！凄い！！
gamibox666 6 months ago
I am 13 and I swim at that pool sometimes for carnivals and I am swim 100 freestyle in 57.98 seconds..... Wish I was at the olympics:(
300prcentperfect 6 months ago
Oh come on people, lighten up a bit, this is bloody funny, it's not taking a piss out of the man it just was comedic brilliance.
ArteL01 6 months ago
i swim worse than him... lol
renotavella 6 months ago
you stupid idiots...
cicciopasticciodied 6 months ago
amaaaaazing moment
CableMayo 6 months ago
this *IS* funny - but good on the bloke, what a legend.
strangergoat 6 months ago 2
His record now is under 57 seconds.
Realtarquinn 6 months ago
xD this niggas....
Rilu666 6 months ago
WHAT LAUGHING WAS MADE FOR
junctionsolder 6 months ago
for those who laugh, how many Olympics have you been in?
MacDaddy635 6 months ago
In his interview, he said that Sydney told countries that they would pay for them to be in the Olympics just so they can have the Olympics there. He said that he didn't know how to swim until he got there because he just wanted the opportunity of a lifetime to go to another country FOR FREE! That's why he looked like he wasn't going to make it at the end...because he really was trying to really survive.
Discernaoftruth 6 months ago
CHAIR
whotaughtyou 6 months ago
Forget Thorpe, forget Klim, focus on Eric... LOL
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e123463 7 months ago
Equatorial Guinea selected their swimming candidates by throwing people in their largest river and seeing which one drifted up on the bank on the opposite side first.
That's a joke my brother told me at the time, but in all seriousness the man deserves respect. He's probably better at swimming than all of us, and he had a fair go.
vulnerabledonkey 7 months ago
it's funny but HE HAVE MY RESPECT !!!
MrZ00N 7 months ago
Hope the Equatorial Guinea women's soccer team does better than this...LOL.
simpsonsfan2007 7 months ago
the old stereotype rings true, black men cannot swim
bigd934 7 months ago
Apparently he just learned to swim less than a year before this. Impressive as hell if you ask me.
WalterLiddy 7 months ago
Im so lost what the hell happened?
mishjj6 7 months ago
@mishjj6 a guy named Eric Moussambani from equatorial guinea came to the 2000 Olympic games and as a show in good faith since their country doesnt have much going for them (in sport) they set up an event where the other 2 swimmers would false start on purpose as to guarantee Eric's win in the event
skeilty101 7 months ago
@skeilty101 I believe the whole heat was being represented by swimmers from 'wild card' countries (in other words, countries that wouldn't normally have participants in the Olympics, and this heat was used as an endorsement for the Olympics). I think the false starts were accidental.
swantonswing 7 months ago
That finish was nail biting!
flyingpigstuff 8 months ago
Thnx
DYTo0oMoonest 8 months ago
All joking aside. The Olympics are meant to be the very best of the best. If a country cannot produce an athlete that makes the qualifying time ... then that country shouldn't be represented in the particular event! This is just like making those entertainment shows out of the various talent show rejects (ie X Factor, Idol etc)!!
gibbopg 8 months ago
@gibbopg That's debatable. Are the Olympics about the 'best of the best', or are they about the spirit of competition and excellence in doing your best? Do we admire athletes simply because they perform better than others, or do we admire them for pushing themselves to be the best they can be?
WalterLiddy 7 months ago 4
Well,at least he did better than the other two by actually not getting disqualified.
Mclarenboy100 8 months ago
EPIC WIN
WhiteMasterHand 8 months ago
For anyone who laughed....
DO YOU HAVE A BIG HEART LIKE HIM?
zalux 8 months ago
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BerbSG2 8 months ago
as a Christian, i Believe that God will give us rewards which we dont deserve & though our enemy is much stronger that us, God will give us Victory!! this video is reminding me of all those TRUTH's. Thanks for uploading.. Congrats Eric Moussambani !!
rajeshchristopher 8 months ago
LOL people don't actually realise that there is Nigerian Swimmer theree aswell :)
TOOHUMAN112 8 months ago
I'd like to see those old fucks try to swim.
IPawnt 8 months ago
100m, I might get into that
InnocenceExperience 8 months ago
Eric's comparable to the great Qwop. He's a real hero (yes, I'm dead serious)!
Grayfox988 8 months ago
What was that??? Why this two swimmers in black was banned from swim ?
Micki954 8 months ago
@Micki954 disqualified for false start
SnappySarzie 8 months ago
How's Eric doing these days? I remember cheering him on at the 2000 games.
verticalsmurf 8 months ago
Roy and HG at their very best.
davemacleod 9 months ago
no pools in Equatorial Guinea.....except the one President-for-Life Obiang keeps his sharks in.
ivangrozny27 9 months ago 2
Motherfuckers! They have no hearts! Hell is waiting for them.
antongranik 9 months ago
epic.
TheGrayRevolution 10 months ago
3:08 epic!
estosjapos 10 months ago
Those two guys knew what they missing out on.....
DrLegendaryPhd 10 months ago
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BabeiShontaaa302 10 months ago 2
@BabeiShontaaa302 no.
blueduck666 9 months ago
fail
SuperJuki123 10 months ago
OMG People are laughing... I'd be crying there...
Meechooilka 10 months ago
does that mean he made it to the next heat?
Thiren111 10 months ago
so...didnt this mean he made another heat? wheres that video?
egbduf 11 months ago
What's with the stupid laughing in the back??
MehrabS 11 months ago 7
@MehrabS i think its a game show
yayimbobby1 10 months ago
@MehrabS They weren't commentating on the race live. "The Dream" was a nightly, satirical television show which ran throughout the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and this clip is cut from one of their nightly shows, hence the audience in the background.
willmcc 9 months ago
hmz warmhearted girl who is searching for a man who would be able to satisfy my needs
LoveyyMyij300 11 months ago 8
i swim slowly
xFrez 11 months ago
Go Eric!
18marv87 11 months ago
Brother wishes the pool was shallow so he can run.
187prettyboy 11 months ago
He is the hero of Guinea. Why are the commentators cunting him off? can thy not see him for what he is? ..a guy giving 100% for his country
6anatolyy4 11 months ago 4
@6anatolyy4 err I just realised this was a joke :)
6anatolyy4 11 months ago
he had a really good dive though D=
idioticfreek 1 year ago
hmmmm... SWOP
Cviyviv 1 year ago
they are very mean to him
3svs 1 year ago
@3svs Absolutely not.
This was a comedy show played late at night AFTER the Olympics broadcast which lampooned everything Olympic related.
Australians take NOTHING seriously and ALWAYS bet on the underdog. It's deeply ingrained into our character. We were Britain's petty criminals exiled to the far side of the world. How could we claim superiority to anyone?
Aussies loved Eddie the Eel and cheered him louder than our own because he "had a go" and kept fighting despite the odds.
Just like us.
PresidentZod 11 months ago 49
@PresidentZod Well said.
hellooooo000 4 months ago
это мего смешно)))))
ibenzin 1 year ago
is that a joke?! my mom swims faster for christ sake!
Altan0x 1 year ago
@Altan0x He learned how to swim only 8 months before the olympics started. He had never seen an olympic swimming pool before in his life.
qnapsack99999999 1 year ago 8
@Altan0x she's also way better in bed
eknudstrup 1 year ago 5
Well this is the only way the black man can ever win "by merit" and the results are just as laughably pathetic in the real world of history.
Matrix29bear 1 year ago
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haha negro cant swim
qoaa 1 year ago
what a dude
GBAPCLAN 1 year ago
guys who find this funny, just imagine no_one_swimming_pool in your country, then laugh.
we can respect him just for doing what nobody does at his home.
ovsergeev 1 year ago 106
@ovsergeev I think your missing the point . I respect the guy and find it funny as well.
Its funny because its an OLYMPIC event,you know the world class showcase of the superhuman?.
Its Hilarious because its real.
If this sort of stuff doesn't make you laugh,then look for another reality,you`re missing out in this one.
visigothic67 1 year ago
@ovsergeev no_one_swimming_pool? Hell, the capital is on a freaking island 600 miles away from the mainland, the rest is on the freaking atlantic coast.
Either the real athletes are at home `cause the politics in that country are fucked up, or this is the best they have, but i doubt that. They have a freacking ocean as a training ground. Are the guineeans afraid of sharks or black people really can`t swim.
incertaesedis54 4 months ago
@ovsergeev its the party pooping fun police
95283525 4 months ago
I can't help but think they could have made light of this in a less...(how should I say?)...douchy way.
darkaura0 1 year ago
LMAO at Yessss 2:06
bobbyretro 1 year ago
LMAO i can hear ppl laughing in the background
rade2rising 1 year ago
Awesome! Go Eric Go Eric!
18marv87 1 year ago
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BLACK PEOPLE CANNOT SWIM!
SamLAFresh 1 year ago
tu i komentatorzy z niego głupa rżnęli
DjKrymol 1 year ago
standing ovation was great :)
ice20011 1 year ago
Those hahahahaha at the background are so fucking lame!!! I envy Erik for swimming at the olimpics. But those fucking hahahaha
markzen582 1 year ago
38 people can't swim as good as Eric after 8 months..
AceofDlamonds 1 year ago
THey reported that he has improved significantly, with a personal best of under 57 seconds now....
AceofDlamonds 1 year ago 4
I love it when people like him make the olympics.
mattador2792 1 year ago
he learned swimming 6 months before the olympics
lovemetal4321 1 year ago 8
Hi Davidjd here. As a retired Aussie showbiz reporter I know Roy and HG well. In fact, I reported the incident with 'The Eel.' Roy and HG did their commentary in good fun. There was no "racism." I hoped my comment read as "humorous." But,obviously not. Roy and HG reckon I have a sense of humour-that's good enough for me!!
davidjd 1 year ago
i dont wanna sound patronising but...awwww :')
brett4360 1 year ago
I remember watching this back then. This was so funny. What a great ambassador for his country! He ended up being the most famous athlete at the olympics that year. Unfortunately he missed out on the next one because of a visa bungle, but I have heard there was a pool built in his honour in his country and he is now a swimming coach. Good for you Eric!!
Paige410 1 year ago 2
Roy and H.G should spend the whole C Games in the athletes' village in new Delhi "Belly" - as 'punishment' for this p*ss-take!!
davidjd 1 year ago
@davidjd Where's your sense of humour? Australia absolutely embraced 'The Eel' after this! There's no evil piss-take here - if anything it made Eric more famous. :-P
Paige410 1 year ago
@davidjd
boo
jaffcaff 1 year ago
Equatorial Guinea built a swimming pool in honour of Eric's win in this heat. He is now a swimming coach.
missjeanbrody 1 year ago 8
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TimeSpliTT 1 year ago
I have much respect for Eric. I can barely swim, so the fact that he competed in an Olympic swimming game having only learnt how to swim 8 months prior is amazing! :D
angelicMisha 1 year ago 7
Swim Eric, swim!
boothey1244 1 year ago 6
People who dislike have no heart!
micktrainor92 1 year ago 50
That's the place where I watched jaewook too swim with his swimming team for chs state swimminh
Deancasser 1 year ago
i've swam in this exact pool many times. and it's big. i struggled with 2 laps too. imagine going off as fast as him. good on him! GO ERIC!!
Millzieluvspink 1 year ago 5
ive got the dream and ice dream on dvd, its the way the olympics are ment to be connentated.
madwalrus9998 1 year ago
These TV commentators are real a$s.holes. How sad that all they can think of watching this is to make fun of Eric Moussambani.
quinterochichi 1 year ago
@quinterochichi this is from a comedy show that aired during the 2000 olympics called "the dream". there not making fun of eric, there making fun of the fact the olympics as we have it now wont let the real people who arent the elite competitors into it.
madwalrus9998 1 year ago 2
@quinterochichi - please understand the context before going apeshit with you YouTube posts. Seriously, you'll thank me afterwards.
freakystyley4000 1 year ago 2
@freakystyley4000 - What's to understand? They're making fun of him. If there is a "context" that would indicate otherwise, it was left out of this clip. Cheers.
quinterochichi 1 year ago
@quinterochichi you don't get it. they're not making fun of him. in fact they're celebrating him having a red hot go...
tmofee 1 year ago
@xunatz
Not adding on to your raicist joke but, (that wasn't swimming)
CRMHFC 1 year ago
I don't understand what has gone on here. I thought black people couldn't swim?
xunatz 1 year ago
bummer to the other 2 swimmer..
weeks87 1 year ago
Fist pump irl when he finished. What a legend.
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aboodQOOL 1 year ago
he couldve easily switched off and done a leisurely stroll there and back but no, he went for it all heart and scraped the record by the skin of his teeth.
Some athletes play with fake talent (drugs), some athletes play with God given talent, this guy played with 100% heart and that is what makes his achievement so incredible.
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This is what the special olympics are about not the olympics. Trying your hardest even tho you clearly can't do the sport is not the olympics. The olympics are about the very best in the world facing each other to see who the very best is. This whole as long as he tries that's all that counts is garbage. His country shouldn't have competed in this event if this is the best they can do. It's an insult to atheletes all around the world who couldn't make it for their own country with actual talent.
Fektthis 1 year ago
@Fektthis
bottswanam 1 year ago
@Fektthis
bottswanam 1 year ago
Its moments like this that are the true spirit of the Olympics, not the rules and regs designed to remove the athlete
m269tkn 1 year ago 5
MEIN ALLER TIEFSTEN RESPEKT AN DIESEM MENSCH....!!! DAS MACHT DEN SPORT AUS UND ICH MEINE DAS ERNST!!! RESPEKT!
JenaCitySoldier 1 year ago
he claimed he wanted to try at Athens '04, but failed to get a visa. great shame, because he embodied the olympic games. okay, he was breaking the wrong kind of records but hell, he was a guy who didn't care so long as he was taking part and he was an olympiad. he competed at the olympics, despite his lack of experience, and he represented his country and was proud of representing his country. It might be funny for a moment, but it's also extremely noble.
Scrawn89 1 year ago 8
hey why was the other two not racing in the end? they cheat or something
kevstawebsta 1 year ago
@kevstawebsta I think they were disqualified for a false start. basically tho like in events like the 100m sprint, developing nations get their own heat (possibly to try and allow smaller nations a chance to race against more promenant athletes), and this was a developing nations heat.
Scrawn89 1 year ago
" I saw Moussambani training in the pool midweek and gee, he can really put it together. " lol.. HG never saw him train. Don't take it seriously. These guys are comedians. They had a nightly show called " The Dream " during the games. It was an irreverant take on all individuals, teams, and situations of the day. They " called " Eric's race off a recorded tape, in front of their live audience. Viewers AND the Athletes watched it. After the intense days events, they could unwind with a laugh.
65Incognito 1 year ago
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65Incognito 1 year ago
you dumb as u can't even understand a australian accent u stupid american
narutoninjas23 1 year ago
lo mejor que he visto en mi vida
xquesiano21 1 year ago
haha
ALAZMELOL 1 year ago
LOL
muzzikka 1 year ago
Is this real?
rhaimekim 1 year ago
@rhaimekim yes
r0bz0rly 1 year ago
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Eric showing the world something else that coons can't do!!
eezy1972 1 year ago
He broke the record of Guinee!!!=D
piot31 1 year ago
@piot31 Only in the Olympics, I'm pretty sure!
00bean00 1 year ago
nice
redaldo114 1 year ago
#FAG
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69emperorscorpion69 1 year ago
Equatorial Guinea got aid from the world after this. He is the hero of Guinea.
It doesn't matter what the result is. It's an honour that he is taking part in the Olympics.
nospeedlimHN 1 year ago 82
@nospeedlimHN
He probably got a ton of Olympic ass while he was in the village.
dybeen 1 year ago 5
@nospeedlimHN i agree whith you becuase not everyone gets a change to compeate in the olimpic's
kavlak7 1 year ago
In my opinion Mussambani is an example of the meaning of the Olympic spirit. I think that it was difficult for him to swimm in Sidney, but he tried and didn't give up and that's the spirit.
elmilej 1 year ago 4
i dont undrstand, why moussambani dont moves at 0.38 ? and he swim solo?
viskaelfcb 1 year ago