Portal:Olympic Games/Did you know/57

... that 2012 Olympic 800 metre freestyle swimmer Jessica Ashwood started swimming when she was four years old?
... that after the US Olympic Trials swimmer Davis Tarwater announced his retirement and headed home before realizing he had qualified for the 2012 Olympics?
... that rhythmic gymnast Georgina Cassar was the first athlete from Gibraltar to compete at the Olympic Games?
... that the Duchess of Westminster was one of only two women to compete in sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics?
... that prior to winning a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics, Ukrainian sport shooter Artur Ayvazyan was detained by his nation's customs agency for having an unregistered gun?