The official Olympics YouTube account has uploaded the story of Michelle Smith's four medals at the Atlanta Olympics as part of the official documentary made about the 1996 Games.
Relive Michelle Smith’s Olympics miracle! Find out how Erik De Bruin revolutionised Michelle's training regime, with emphasis on 'weights training'! Hear from the Irish journalists who covered the story of Smith’s Olympic miracle, namely the fella with the tale of the Irish swimmer who didn’t drown!
Find out from Janet Evans’ coach that Janet has ‘no negative feelings’ about being kept out of the final of the 400m freestyle by Smith! Learn that none other than Bill Clinton expressed his admiration to Michelle for dealing with all the ‘pressure the media had dealt’ her! Remember that famous rain-soaked homecoming, and how proud the whole country was! Watch Ireland’s greatest Olympian walk around a lake while the ‘Far and Away’ soundtrack drones on!
Sure ‘twas only yesterday.
(Skip to 13:40 for the Smith section.)
