Came across this video when looking at the new Olympics for this year. This was the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. This in particular is the 100m FreeStyle event. This has got to be the WORST swimming event I have ever seen. Two get disqualified right off the shot, so the last guy gets to go by himself. Poor Eric Moussambani! He makes the swim in 1:52.72, but hey he freaking won!

Remember, at the time, the world record is 48:18, and this is quite a long horrible attempt here comparatively.

He looks like he’s thrashing around like a wet dog! His swimming form is awful! I guess they don’t have pools in Equatorial Guinea cause the national record there before this run was 1:53!

Before coming to the Olympics, Moussambani had never seen a 50 m (160 ft) long Olympic-size swimming pool. He took up swimming only 8 months before the Olympics and had practiced in a 20 m (66 ft) pool at a hotel in Malabo. - [Wikipedia Quote Pending Citation]

Freaking hilarious! Hey but hey, good heart Eric!