1984 Olympic Games - Men's 100 Meter Butterfly

[@bestcoastsxmcp]

Love Pablo. He taught me a great dive when I was 13, and it helped me qualify for the 1992 Olympic Trials in this event. 🙌🏻

[@randallredman1317]

He's a Nice Looking Guy

[@skiiipawbs]

How do you get fast at fly? I need to go something under 53 or 52 before the end of my sr year

[@nightflyer3242]

Pablo Morales made a comeback 8 years later and win this event in Barcelona 1992.

[@kamilebrahimoff3589]

Michael Gross deserved the gold medal.

[@callabeth258]

The guy who got 3rd Glenn Buchanan went to primary school with my Mum and was my swimming teacher growing up!

[@kirwancompletecare890]

He is teaching my daughter too swim now :-) He is a great guy that taught generations of kids .

[@TarPatSlo]

Michael Gross’s celebration after getting out of the pool is everything here.

[@officialwhitehousestudentf6622]

PABLO MORALES (B: 12/5/64-)He was second in the 100m butterfly at the 1984 Olympics, where he was favored to win. In 1986, he set the world record in the 100m fly, which stands to this day. Then in 1988, Morales unexpectedly did not make the Olympic team, finishing third in two events. He retired from swimming to attend law school at Cornell University. In the summer of 1991, he returned to the pool and went on to win Olympic gold medals in the 100m butterfly and the medley relay. He was named the 1992 U.S. Olympic Committee's SportsMan of the Year.

[@rc2869]

100m record stood for a long time - 8 or 9 yrs not for 30 years + en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_record_progression_100_metres_butterfly

[@Sargebri]

Watching Gross in 1984 winning in both freestyle and butterfly makes me wonder what would have happened had he tried to do the individual medley. When Phelps first hit the scene he was mainly known as a butterflier, but as time wore on he became more proficient in all four strokes and became the greatest swimmer of his era. It would have been interesting seeing Gross add backstroke and breastroke to his repertoire and seeing how proficient he would have been.

[@luispastor8089]

This is one of those comments by people who try to look as if they knew anything but are incredibly wrong.. Phelps as an age grouper was always a butterflyer/IMer breaking age group records in both disciplines since he was young

[@Sargebri]

@@luispastor8089 dude, I was just thinking about how it might have been if he did try the medley. Gross was a great swimmer in his specialties and all I said was that it would have been interesting to see if he could have pulled it off.

[@sylvainguinepain5624]

Most freestylers are also good in butterfly. Gross, Phelps, Dressel, Manaudou, ... Freestyle and butterfly have the same mechanics and are similar strokes. Back stroke and breast stroke are completely different.

[@kamilebrahimoff3589]

Gross was a skilled swimmer with international experience.

[@titokccaa9498]

I had seen this in the middle of the night on german TV. I kept my fingers crossed for Michael Gross.As a german kid i was very sure that Michael Gross would win the gold medal.Very soon i couldnt believe my eyes.This small guy was on the way to beat Michael Gross the german swim legend!I had changed my mind during this race.I had hoped and expected Pablo Morales to win... unfortunately Michael got the gold medal. I am saying that as a german!

[@Lamesoeder]

Als Kind hattest du solche Gedanken...klar ... was ist das für eine deutsche Krankheit, immer schön den Bückling zu machen, um "Zustimmung" von anderen zu erhalten für die tolle "moralische" Einstellung?!

[@titokccaa9498]

@@Lamesoeder A ja . Kannst Du das beurteilen? Am Limit dumm... mein Beileid.

[@CalvinWongg]

The latest world record for this event is 49.50. Let that sink in

[@Gertzy41]

I think 49.5 was wind assisted 😁

[@moimeme6533]

@@Gertzy41except that it was indoors 😂

[@MikeCee7]

@@Gertzy41 did the wind change directions, at exactly during both laps?

[@Gertzy41]

Super suits 49.5

[@srmpenedo]

5:29 Sad to see how frustrated Morales felt.

[@Swimclips1]

Why do we have better film quality in the 1980s then in 2009

[@benno8699]

It's funny how nowadays we have 16-17 year olds clocking these times without problem

[@vitoroma9082]

B _Beast Those underwaters.

[@djo-dji6018]

Those kids would have swam in 56 or 57 seconds in 1984.

[@jalenstimes7452]

Look at those skinny Speedo swimming trunks compares to today.

[@MikeCee7]

Pablo asked, that they do not use the word “refugee” & the announcer then used the word “refuge” 1:17 Trump must’ve learned from this announcer. (whenever he said, that he’s not supposed to say that Christie is “fat”)

[@larisaloboda2191]

Здравствуйте! Помню етого спортсмена в Киеве Украина Европа , Відкритий Чемпионат Києва Европа . Спортсмени приезжали з других материков . Америка Северна и Южна , Австралия, Ирландия , Европа,

[@deltivan]

He still used the word refugee.

[@metsdudenj]

British had the best speedos at LA

[@erics999]

Marchand took his 400 IM out in 54.3 in the fly. Would have almost won this race.

[@paulomorales7303]

Morales

[@johnmcdermott2551]

I don’t remember TV being fat Murray

[@noelio67]

Funny to see, the last swimmer, the German buck...of East Germany.....with full head of hair....no cap.....compared to today's crop ....aerodynamics blah blah

[@chrishendren1]

He was West German