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Post by Carl LaFong on Jun 25, 2022 22:50:36 GMT
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Post by Carl LaFong on Jun 25, 2022 22:51:08 GMT
In the summer of 1924, Ireland did something extraordinary: it hosted the biggest sporting event in the world that year – bigger, even, than the Paris Olympics.
Thousands of competitors and tens of thousands of spectators packed venues around Dublin for an array of events encompassing not only athletics, swimming, horse racing, archery and other sports but also poetry, painting, dancing and sculpture.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jun 25, 2022 23:01:54 GMT
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Post by kiwi on Jun 25, 2022 23:07:00 GMT
"Elite foreign athletes were invited, including the US Olympic champion – and future star of Tarzan films – Johnny Weissmuller. Ireland had no proper swimming pool so he swam – and won – in a repurposed pond at Dublin zoo."
Must've been interesting!
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Post by Carl LaFong on Jun 26, 2022 0:02:10 GMT
"Elite foreign athletes were invited, including the US Olympic champion – and future star of Tarzan films – Johnny Weissmuller. Ireland had no proper swimming pool so he swam – and won – in a repurposed pond at Dublin zoo." Must've been interesting! Hope they removed the seals first!
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Post by kiwi on Jun 26, 2022 0:04:06 GMT
"Elite foreign athletes were invited, including the US Olympic champion – and future star of Tarzan films – Johnny Weissmuller. Ireland had no proper swimming pool so he swam – and won – in a repurposed pond at Dublin zoo." Must've been interesting! Hope they removed the seals first! LOL! Maybe swimming with the seals gave Hollywood the idea he could swing through the trees with the cheetahs.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Jun 26, 2022 0:07:20 GMT
Hope they removed the seals first! LOL! Maybe swimming with the seals gave Hollywood the idea he could swing through the trees with the cheetahs. It’s a thought!
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