From His Long Locks To The Open Water, Life’s A Marathon For Swimmer Ivan Puskovitch
The swimmer best known for his long hair can now be called an Olympian after his swim at the recent world championships.
Two-time Olympian (1968, 1972); 11-time Olympic medalist (9 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze) Mexico City 1968, gold (4x100-meter freestyle, 4x200 freestyle), silver (100 butterfly), bronze (100 freestyle) Munich 1972, gold (100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 4x100 freestyle, 4x200 freestyle, 4x100 medley)
The swimmer best known for his long hair can now be called an Olympian after his swim at the recent world championships.
The native of northern Kentucky has steadily climbed the ranks since taking her first swimming class as a kid.
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