Gary Hall Jr.
Gary Hall Jr. came from a family of swimmers. At a young age, he already started to be trained by his father Gary Hall Sr., a 10-time World Record Holder, 3-time Olympian, and 1976 Olympic Games US Flagbearer and The Race Club co-founder. Hall Jr. won five gold medals in three different Olympic Games, but he may best remember because he used to warm up like a prizefighter. Completing his look with a robe and boxing shorts, Hall would even start shadow boxing and flexing for his fans. He got fined at the 2004 Games. These warm-ups came in handy when he saved his sister’s life in a shark attack by repeatedly punishing the animal until it swam off. His success gave him a total of twenty-four medals, thirteen of that is gold, eight of them are silver, and three are bronze.
Gary Hall Jr.
Amy Van Dyken
Amy Van Dyken won four Olympic medals in the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, which was the first time a woman had won so many at one of the tournaments. Four years later, Van Dyken was struggling with injuries, yet still managed to overcome her competition and win gold two more times in Sydney. In 2014, Van Dyken suffered an awful ATV accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down. She hasn’t let this get in the way and, currently, competes in adaptive CrossFit competitions Amy has a foundation named after her, who raises money to provide wheelchairs for children in need. She works directly with hospitals, therapists, and caseworkers to trade poor-fitting wheelchairs for those that fit children’s growing bodies and allow them better movement and freedom. Her foundation also donates assistive devices to individuals with spinal cord injuries across the country.
Amy Van Dyken