Where is Eric the Eel now?

Now 20 years on from Sydney, Moussambani still lives in the Equatorial Guinea capital city of Malabo. He has four sons and works at a petroleum company, The Sydney Morning Herald. Moussambani also spends up to 30 hours per week training aspiring Olympic swimmers as the country’s national swimming coach.

Did Eric the Eel get a gold medal?

Nicknamed Eric the Eel by the media, Moussambani won brief international fame at the 2000 Summer Olympics for an extremely unlikely victory. Moussambani, who had never seen an Olympic-sized swimming pool before, swam his heat of the 100 m freestyle on September 19 in the unprecedentedly slow time of 1:52.72.

Who was the worst Olympic swimmer?

Eric Moussambani
When Eric Moussambani left Equatorial Guinea to travel to Australia, he had never seen an Olympic-sized pool. Twelve months out from the Games, he’d barely been able to swim.

How old is Eric Moussambani?

43 years (May 31, 1978)
Eric Moussambani/Age

Where is Eric Moussambani?

The Herald tracked down Moussambani, who still lives in Malabo, the capital city of Equatorial Guinea.

Did Cameron van der Burgh cheat?

South African swimmer Cameron van der Burgh has admitted that he cheated in winning the 100-meter breaststroke last week. What was van der Burgh’s performance enhancer? Illegal “dolphin kicks.”

Has anyone almost drowned in the Olympics?

Crippen died while swimming the last race of FINA’s 2010 10K series in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates after having won the penultimate race in Cancun, Mexico the weekend before. Julio Maglione said it was the first death in any FINA event and an investigation was opened.

Is Eric Moussambani married?

I have a wife and four children,” he said. “I’m not rich but I earn my living.” He said that he tells the young swimmers the lesson he took from his lonely swim in Sydney.

What country is Eric the Eel from?

Equatorial Guinean
Eric Moussambani/Nationality

What is an illegal kick in swimming Olympics?

As in the breaststroke, butterfly swimmers must also touch the wall on turns with both hands simultaneously to avoid disqualification. Employing an illegal kick, usually a flutter kick, will also earn a disqualification.

Has a lifeguard ever had to save someone at the Olympics?

No swimmer has ever needed saving at the Olympics – but lifeguards were almost needed on one famous occasion. Ricardo Prato, sport manager for aquatics, said: ‘It is a Brazilian law that any public pool over a certain size has to have lifeguards. ‘We wish we didn’t have them either but we have to have them.