A solo heatSourced
He won his Olympic heat with nobody beside him
At Sydney 2000, Equatorial Guinea’s Eric Moussambani swam his 100-metre freestyle heat alone after the other two entrants were disqualified for false starts. Unfamiliar with an Olympic-sized pool, he struggled but completed the race and won the heat. That was not an overall medal.
Sometimes the memorable achievement is reaching the other end.
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