OLYMPIAN'S DOGS: Q&A with Greg Louganis about competing with his Jack Russell in agility events. Oct 3, 2009
We talked this week to Olympian Greg Louganis about his latest endeavors: dog agility. He loves the sport. (USA Today -- Life)
World Domination Aug 4, 2009
The program that once produced Greg Louganis, the greatest diver in history, had fallen on hard times in recent years. The U.S. team failed to win a medal at the Beijing Olympics and won only a single bronze (Boudia and Finchum) at the 2007 world championships in Melbourne. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Jim Souhan: Brett Favre’s failure to launch changes the tone at Vikings camp Aug 2, 2009
He s the Greg Louganis of indecisiveness. Jackson s injury isn t catastrophic, just remindful. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Troy Dumais won't give up on his diving dream Jul 24, 2009
He always wanted to be the next Greg Louganis, which isn't going to happen. But he's certainly had a career worthy of praise. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Golden Memories Jul 15, 2009
For Greg Louganis, it was a chance for his family in San Diego to see him dive on a world stage ... Greg Louganis, Gold Medal Diver: There was a lot of concern going into the 1984 Olympics, with traffic and how everybody would be accommodated from all over the world. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Mitcham keen to make legend of his own Jul 9, 2009
On the eve of the Beijing Olympics last year, Mitcham read the autobiography of diving great Greg Louganis, which inspired him to start pushing his limits. Louganis won back-to-back Olympic titles in both the springboard and 10m diving events at the 1980 Moscow and 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, a feat Mitcham wants to emulate in London in 2012. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
San Diego County Fair coverage Jun 16, 2009
2:00 a.m. June 13 In The Union-Tribune on Page A1 Greg Louganis lives in a nice house in a quiet neighborhood in Malibu. He has a swimming pool tucked into the backyard next to a canyon. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Nominees Announced for 2009 U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, Presented by Allstate Apr 17, 2009
Annual additions continued through 1992, adding Olympic legends such as Bart Conner, Dorothy Hamill, "Sugar Ray" Leonard, Carl Lewis, Greg Louganis, and Mary Lou Retton. In becoming the presenting sponsor, Allstate sparked the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame's revitalization in 2004. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Mitcham aims to emulate US diving legend Feb 25, 2009
Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham is aiming to replicate diving great Greg Louganis with a three-year plan to excel in both the springboard and platform at the 2012 London Games ... "Maybe Dmitri Sautin was the last person and then Greg Louganis before that and then there are the two synchro events and if I can find a suitable partner I can do that as well. "There is the potential to win four medals at an Olympic Games and that's pretty special and it's something I'm working towards. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
