1996 | Kieren Perkins | Olympic Gold |
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- Part 1 of 2 | In a race that has gone down in swimming folk law, 22 year old Kieren Perkins wins the 1500m Freestyle, from lane 8, at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games | After just scraping into the final, Perkins dominates the field to win in a time of 14:56.40 | Team mate Daniel Kowalski takes the silver in a time of 15:02.43 | Perkins won this same event also at the 1992 Olympics, and finished 2nd at the 2000 Sydney Games | This footage has been taken from a Channel 7 Australia broadcast | If this is a breach of copyright please advise and it will be removed
Bought tears to my eyes , this win.True champion.
I remmber seeing this live, it was so amazing.
Came across this by accident and it brought back one of the sporting highlights of my life because I was at the swimming pool in Atlanta when this race was on and I couldn't talk for 2 or 3 days after because I had screamed my head off for all 1500m. It also possibly saved my life because that was the night the moron let the bomb off at the main Centennial Park sound stage and for many nights before we were within 5 metres from where he planted the bomb.
Get Fucked Mate!!! Lucky you !!!
what a story
One of the greatest sporting moments ever. I'll never forget watching this fantastic comeback by a great champion and a great human being. What a fantastic testament to the human spirit.
This was when Kieran just managed to qualify on the last lane and then true champion quality emerged from the ashes to win Gold.
For much of the 90s, he was my favourite swimmer. Not Popov, Biondi, Morales et al, Perkins was Superman.
Vladimir Salnikov, the outstanding long distance swimmer was considered so far ahead of his time, when he broke the 15min barrier, that you couldn't see anyone breaking this record for a very long time.
Enter 1 Kieran Perkins. He simply took the 400 & 1500m events to an even higher level. This provided the impetus for Grant Hackett to take up the torch & succeed.
A True Champion - Perkins.
greatest swim ever
I remember getting up to watch this from Sydney I was 13. I was following Perkins because everyone was writing him off so I got up to support him. I remember screaming at the tv in excitement seeing him pull away and take victory. Great memories thanks Perkins ❤👍. I wasn’t even a swimmer 😅
Do you have an archive of 1998 Commonealth Games 1500m free? Can't find it online anymore, Kowalski, Perkins and Hackett. Classic race
My parents were at a dog show. The whole show stopped for the time this was playing on the radio.
I was home screaming at the telly bouncing from chair to chair
Amazing swim. How these guys can keep a sub 30sec pace per lap is mind boggling.
im not a fan of swimming at all but i love sport and this was a true sporting moment
It was AMAZING. Never to be forgotten. Such a lovely Aussie bloke. Thank you Keiren for the memories. 🏊♂️
Holy shit! I've never noticed the start before!
@luv2dou2 Indeed I remember the nation stopped to watch Keiren it is one of the greatest 1500's i have ever seen. The media had written him off I still get the chills seeing this.
I remember seeing this on TV early one Saturday morning back in 1996. Damn if I didn't get the feeling all along that he would win. I wish I had put money on my gut feeling.
Damn lol
After Hoffmann beat Perkins for first time in 1991 since that Perkins won every races. Kinda suspected that Hoffmann used steroids from East Germany era.
Dead set bonza effort Kieren
I wonder what their sets are like.
folk lore. is the term you are referring to.
This performance by Kieren Perkins is up there with the greatest ever. He only just does enough to qualify for the final and then forces the rest of the field to gas out. I liken this performance to the Rumble in the Jungle between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. Ali used his experience to survive and outbox and gas out Foreman and then knocked him out. Kieren Perkins used the same tactics here from the outside lane and outgassed and knocked out the competition. Only the greats have the guts and the will to do this. Well done Kieren Perkins. This race has made you a legend.,
This was the ''Rope a dope'' of swimming......truly a magic moment in Aussie sport.
why is the quality so poor?
it's probably copied from a VHS tape
Before the race even started, I told all my friends that had gathered over food and wine to watch the race that Kieren would win by 5 seconds.
They all looked at me like I was some kind of lunatic! 🥴
They had every reason to do so. Until THIS happened ! Fantastic performance by a Champion ! 👍✨
M 🦘🏏😎
This looks like it was filmed in the 60´s not 1996.
You’ve got to remember this was recorded on VHS tape and it ages over time.
Better than Hackett the hack. Puts goosebumps o nmy neck everytime I see it. Champion.
Basically Daniel is like Stuart Macgill, would have been the world best if not for kieron
It's very pixellated, but I think I can make out people swimming. Can you get a better copy, that version is shit.
Whoops your ‘don’t be an asshole’ chip just malfunctioned. Time for an upgrade.
Phelps...