The greatest diver of all-time? Greg Louganis at Seoul 1988 🇺🇸 | Athlete Highlights

[@mtnlvr2157]

Not only the best diver and a pleasure to watch, he's the kindest person I've ever met. Class act all the way.

[@mackdaddy6652]

Best of the best. Also,it appears that in 1988, everything is a springboard, every round is round 1 and everything is 3m. 🤣🤣

[@inevitable854]

Class act? Was that before or after he cut himself on the board and bled in the pool with his h.i.v. infected blood and didn't tell anyone?

[@pamelafulks582]

@@inevitable854 BOTH.

[@skzion2]

@@inevitable854 HIV can be transmitted in a pool, in particular a chlorinated one? Who knew?

[@tammywolfley1674]

@@inevitable854 he is a class act. Back then is was taboo to even mention anything like that. I'm sure you would have done the same.

[@froglap]

Easily the most beautiful diver ever. The Chinese divers are technically brilliant- no question- and Tom Daly (UK) is close to Louganis - but no one has ever matched his indefinable grace. The way he lifts his legs, his control, the grace of his movements - the combination is unmatched. Being able to watch Greg over and over is a joy I thank KZbin for all the time.

[@stacythomas1587]

I totally agree. The Chinese are technically brilliant but they hit the water so fast and wth no passion. Greg is just poetry in Motion and seems to float in space b4 "sliding" into the water.....plus he always elicits an emotional response.

[@nongaybajado4531]

😊

[@ΑναστασιαΓιαννικακη]

​@@stacythomas1587😅

[@thomaspeters5889]

I guess you don't watch women divers .

[@jaquelinemacias8158]

Así es hay muy buenos clavadistas no hay duda pero nadie como Greg Louganis.❤❤❤❤

[@robertseah3416]

He is the reason why I like to watch diving competition now. No one has his grace and elegant style to date.

[@mikewilkins2030]

I kinda think his conditioning and fitness helped with that!

[@pascibs1579]

I agree! I watch it because of him.

[@gregengel1616]

@Tian Anthony what a disease you are for saying that.

[@tammywolfley1674]

@Tian Anthony you can be infected by a person with a cold, so what's your point?

[@A111mar]

@@tammywolfley1674 that’s not how you get AIDS

[@chuckmclaughlin9490]

HIS DIVING IS PURE POETRY IN MOTION. NEVER MORE THAN A VERTICAL ENTRY INTO THE WATER AND BARELY A RIPPLE. PERFECTION!

[@seancamacho4273]

You’re perfection

[@rolettetolentino9371]

yes! perfection!

[@LLee-oe8nz]

He is the kind of diver that you remembered forever, his charisma, his graceful dive, his aura .. he's just unforgettable.

[@UpRoaryus]

He is to diving what Baryshnikov is to dance. His form and grace in the air, precision and control and making it look easy, as well as beautiful. Gorgeous to watch.

[@treebles]

well said, i 100% agree! 🥇

[@MrA1582000]

Excellent comparison

[@carolholly1608]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Honey-vz1qq]

Unbelievable. I watched him do all these dives back in the 80s on tv during the Olympics, and seeing them again is still mind-blowing.

[@francobelomusic]

This is my first time seeing him. I am a classical musician and never have I thought that diving could be elevated into an art form like this. Wow!

[@chrisrandall2710]

Same thing, different mindset... try the gymnastics...

[@itzelmontalvo6645]

Most olympic sports are art.

[@rythymb1]

Awesome comment well put. Oh do I agree. Huge fan of diving now thanks to him. But of course he is the best ever RESPECT.

[@mercurypillis5417]

HES LIKE AN ANGEL!!!

[@wtwrush]

Anyone who has truly mastered a skill has transformed it into art, in my opinion. We call it martial arts, why wouldn’t we consider other sports the same way? Diving is gymnastics into a pool, gymnastics is ultimately a form of dance, and dancing is an art

[@topherd1011]

He can do the difficult dives for sure but I thoroughly enjoy his 3m performances of some of the simplest dives there are.. he makes them look like masterpieces.

[@treebles]

agreed, the are definitely masterpieces! he makes them look so graceful + effortless!

[@margaretpare8206]

Sometimes the easiest are the hardest to do

[@erayaktas1832]

@@margaretpare8206exactly.. it’s like the Für Elise. There are some exceptional performances. You’d think such an easy piece to play.

[@codysmith3366]

It is a shame we rarely get to see current top divers to simpler dives

[@paulojrmsantos8]

" " There are two categories of divers: Those who perform with magnificent skill, grace, beauty, and courage. Then there is Greg Louganis. " The greatest of all times.

[@GenXsinglefree]

He was so steady and consistent that whenever he planted his feet at the end of the diving board, you expected to see beauty, grace and flawless execution.

[@jct35j]

He is so elegant, poised and with perfect form. Amazing control.

[@MollyT119]

The GOAT of Olympic diving. His name belongs in that elite class with great athletes like Biles, Phelps, Lewis, Flo Jo, Torres, etc. Even after that NASTY head injury and stitches, he came right back. NOBODY did it like Greg Louganis. He’s an incredible role model, and he’s still in great shape, and still uses his platform to help people. Outstanding human being. ❤️

[@treebles]

💯 agree ❣️

[@JustMe-ej2zs]

That part

[@M00159]

I agree. I remember watching him dive when I was little. I marveled at his perfection. Nobody can dive like Greg Louganis. The best diver of all time in my book.

[@norapeterson6331]

You're missing the best gymnasts ever, Olga and Nadia

[@carolholly1608]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@robertseah1824]

The most elegant diver ever. No other olympic champion divers come close.

[@damianop100]

Agreed. There has been no one like him. As you say, his elegance is breaktaking. And the extension of his body, he's like a soaring eagle.

[@KJMooreMusic]

He looks like he’s floating when he’s in the air.

[@darrenzinck7686]

I agree that he looked great, but the level of difficulty then compared to now is light years apart. In, my opinion, gymnastic is the same. I watched a documentary recently with Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton and their gold metal routines are as basic as the come.

[@robertseah1824]

@@darrenzinck7686 Agree but divers today lack elegant and grace when they dive.

[@darrenzinck7686]

@@robertseah1824 I can see that, my point is more about the difficulty of the dives now

[@jcortese3300]

I remember seeing a slo-mo of him doing a swan dive years ago, and he had the most serene, peaceful expression on his face the whole time. Amazing training and talent.

[@DianeLee999]

Greg had a “stillness” to his efforts. His economy of motion and immaculate technique make him the best I have ever seen. 💜

[@vaskylark]

He was a beautiful diver. I remember watching him at more than one Olympics.

[@benji35_]

he still is a diver

[@mannyguzman8222]

This 1988 I don't think so this more then 30 years old

[@blackraven763]

@@mannyguzman8222 Yes more than 30 years ago... He still resides in California with his husband and trains dogs for a living and travels the world. He's 61 years old. Still young if you ask me. Lol... And still in GREAT shape for his age.

[@valerieteti1755]

@@blackraven763 I just read Greg and his husband have agreed to separate this year. Sad

[@i_love_rescue_animals]

He was truly amazing. He made diving pure art. I don't think any other male diver comes close to him.

[@jfryrn]

Such grace, he commands the board. No other diver has even come close to his finesse

[@giselleyvette]

I can’t believe those scores. He deserved 10s all around. Wow.

[@Danielle33384]

Yes!! That’s what I was thinking 😂

[@ilanakarp]

Watching Greg dive still gives me chills! His rips are still impressive! He was a huge reason I started diving, growing up in San Diego in the 80’s if you dove he was not just a hometown hero but a huge role model!

[@nineteensixty8726]

I never watched or appreciated diving, until I watched Greg at the Olympics. His talent leaves me speechless

[@marilynwasserman3273]

Amazing diver. Always seemed to have time to spare when diving. Never looked hurried or rushed or tense. Just perfect control as if gravity bent to his will, and he only fell when he wanted to.

[@gaylemamabutterfly]

He made it look so easy. So graceful.

[@everydayebony]

Born in 2007 so I’ve never heard of Greg Louganis but got this in my recommended and this guys is AWESOME 👏🏽🤩❤️

[@jraaccounts]

he is the GOAT of diving. he exceeds all superlatives.

[@carmie9400]

@@jraaccountsAbsolutely!

[@dc9702]

Greg is the Greatest Of All Time. I dove with Greg when he dove in Mission Viejo….Natadores. Everyone was just diving for 2, 3 place….. he had first place locked up!!! Amazing!!!!

[@deee8784]

I remember growing up and watching all his events on tv. He is just the best. I just wish that we could see him more on tv as sports commentator. A lot of people would love to see that....hello to all the TV networks!!!

[@betsyross2.065]

Only one name comes to mind when it comes to diving and it's Greg Louganis,he was flawless....

[@acdc2183]

Also for me, once I read "he was the Nadia comaneci of diving", but unfortunately he wasn't that popular even though he got the perfect scores as well.

[@noski33]

@@acdc2183 he was very popular! Only diver to win back to back Olympic gold in both springboard & platform (1984 & 1988)!

[@carolharris2401]

I love watching him dive so elegant and graceful. His vertical entries were amazing. He made 1988 olympics memorable for me

[@tweeterpie1]

I was mesmerized by Greg Louganis’s for years & probably never missed a televised performance of his competitions. I remember being completely horrified when he hit his head on the board, during the Seoul Olympics. I was literally crying tears of joy as he continued to bravely compete & win yet another Gold Metal. Greg was pure art in motion whenever he dived & I personally don’t believe that anyone else has ever come close to the same level of grace as him while diving.

[@bang8622]

He was amazing but there have been some which are at his level althought the graceful side to diving has gone since the required dives are no longer part of the competition phase when you're at senior levels

[@suelyons531]

You understand that when he hit his head and had 4 stitches he never told the doctors he was HIV right? This guy is no hero.

[@SUPERSPAZD]

@@suelyons531 that's all you have to add?!?

[@treebles]

@@suelyons531 ~ he is absolutely a hero! unless you can proffer absolution, i gently ask you to think about who are you to cast judgement??

[@dittohead7044]

@@suelyons531 I understand but there were so many unknowns at that time. They were treated like social outcasts and surely the drs wore gloves? You can hate the sin, not the sinner. Or at least try

[@alaly1027]

As someone who can't even float, from watching his dives, he seems like He is extremely technically sound and consistent. Like in this video I felt like they were showing me the same dive over and over. Is they were different dives but because he was so technically strong it just looked perfect all the time.

[@arnoldaguilar8704]

He was an art in motion.I was a drooling fan. Millions of years ago

[@melissawittman]

I remember watching this Olympic performance. He is truly the master. He gets such height and is completely vertical upon entry consistently. It is a beautiful thing to watch.

[@angelsmusic5550]

there are many great divers in the world but Greg is the absolute master of Diving!!!

[@purberri]

I remember watching him he was so wonderful

[@corimcmahon477]

He was pure perfection in motion.

[@paulhomsy2751]

Still the best ! Greg Louganis is unequaled. His style is pure perfection.

[@joevypaulsen2819]

He is amazing. The precision, focus and discipline are perfect. He was there to win it..

[@noski33]

Not to mention his gracefulness in every dive

[@carsynagen3525]

Man those editors did a great job lmao. 3M Springboard Final Round 1 on the screen for the entire finals of the platform. terrific

[@sandrarice4197]

He has such an elegant silhouette. I never knew there were so many different styles of diving. Amazingly beautiful diving.❤

[@marventurestv249]

Best Diver I've ever seen so far with poise and elegance. Amazing and Great Job Louganis Greg.

[@PragueImport]

Stunning! He brings tears into my eyes when I watch it now.

[@SUPERSPAZD]

@Tian Anthony grow up.

[@loscano]

Greg Louganis is the reason I fell in love with watching this sport when I was a kid. It's like his mind is in tune with every muscle fiber in his body!.. Wow! 🤩

[@skittles5347]

Until I watched this, I had sadly forgotten how truly tremendous of a diver he really is.

[@treebles]

i had not forgotten, i just came back after watching the greatest divers in our current games, but he still is perfection’

[@ephemeral2022]

His dives are so elegant and precise! 💖

[@seancamacho4273]

You’re elegant and precise

[@SUPERSPAZD]

@@seancamacho4273 You make way too many weird af comments like this.

[@seancamacho4273]

@@SUPERSPAZD and? I am but an anonymous person on KZbin just like you. And I’m oddly satisfied it bothered you enough to say something.

[@SUPERSPAZD]

@@seancamacho4273 😂

[@jraaccounts]

he's like a swan. there's simply nobody like him. still takes my breath away.

[@l.c.8798]

Seeing his minimal splashes is so satisfying to watch...seems no one can really do that these days. He looks like he could do this in his sleep.

[@pureffm]

The hair style preferences have changed, now they don't have hair so it's harder to prevent spashes.

[@joyven8591]

I'd suggest watching the Chinese divers

[@l.c.8798]

@@joyven8591 they can do it, yeah that's true

[@blueskygal255]

he has perfect control of his body. it's beautiful to watch.

[@topherd1011]

The Chinese do it very very well. As much as I hate to admit that.

[@autumnskye5882]

Video of him diving platform at 58, no slash! Still graceful. Makes diving an art!!!

[@treebles]

what does slash refer to? like he has not lost any of his art?

[@samkitijain9976]

@@treebles I think they meant splash

[@annbush1826]

He was perfection.

[@rainecormier2935]

The algorithm brought me here and I don't regret it, I've literally never seen anything so smooth in my life 🥲

[@richrepublican3493]

Such elegance and poise in motion.

[@46foryounger]

Everytime I watch divers I just come back and see the GOAT. No one looks as beautiful as GL🥰

[@arundhati5760]

Unbelievable he is. No one has this smooth performance. Absolutely elegant.

[@Freckles1124]

Beautiful! The closest thing to perfection with dives! He was my hero during my career!

[@karenward267]

He was/is such a magnificent diver. I love how he looks so cool with his silver hair.

[@ottoyolipse2991]

One of the greatest icon in diving up to nowadays that perfect timing as heaged still mesmerizing and simply the best of all time two thumbs up Greg

[@Free-bt6gn]

We didn't realize we were witnessing greatness. I just watch some of the Olympic trails and none were as good as Greg!

[@isabellelise8231]

Greg Louganis is the best diver in the world

[@rhiannonrede]

Def the best ever! Still can't take my eyes off of him diving such grace, strength & beauty. Would love to meet him some day. Absolutely stunning after all these years.

[@heatherstoneman8886]

I was lucky to meet him a few times, and share practice time with him. His 2 Great Danes were almost as elegant as Greg. The kindest, most focused athlete, with a humble nature and dedicated to helping others succeed. I have never met anyone like him. He is the GOAT.

[@damianr4697]

Absolutely. The best ever. Poetry in motion.

[@jeauxlynn]

Definition of perfection! Strength & elegance!

[@chrispavlich9656]

I can’t believe he was only getting 8’s, 8.5’s and 9’s for those dives.

[@KorZen10]

tbf, 9 is practically the maximum

[@kaymill5565]

What were they taking points from??? He was perfect.

[@yvonne2965]

They took him for granted

[@aveanatas4236]

Maybe judges back then didn't want to give 10 even the though the diver deserve so. Just like gymnast.

[@havoclimb]

The rules for tucks used to be stricter than they are now I think. If feet and knees weren't close enough together they took more points off.

[@nikamaal]

He was such a great diver. I remember as a child watching when he hit his head on the diving board and still won GOLD.

[@KishBish]

yes, I remember that too.. amazing

[@winleysindam5446]

In this olympic 1988? Or other competition?

[@vicks827]

I watched this 35 years ago and I’m still at awe of Greg Lougainis while watching this. He is so perfect! I love him ❤

[@dannymorgan7252]

He just glide right into the water. It’s just so smooth

[@XX-gy7ue]

I AGREE , HE WAS MAGNIFICENT ! HEROIC AND BEAUTIFUL !

[@sambo7734]

I miss the required dives. I know it could get a bit tedious but we never see simple dives executed so beautifully anymore

[@mena94x3]

I feel the same way. Same with figure skating...

[@adamadappa]

It is a pity. In those dives elegance and beauty show through perfectly

[@janetagar4536]

His grace and elegance is a beauty to behold.John Curry did the same when skating.

[@stephenheliodor776]

Beautiful Diver and Beautiful Man !!

[@MrA1582000]

Just watch the recent competition (2021) and no one came near his flawless entry.

[@tinawelch5524]

Yeah I kept looking for the barely there splash!

[@Mansuyihson]

He's perfect at all! Nice body, handsome man and an excelent athlete.

[@damianr4697]

Still have a picture of him diving on my wall. Magical grace.

[@raceface_m2579]

Whoa. I’ve never seen that small amount of splash before

[@jpack85]

I had forgotten how effortless, clean and extraordinary his diving was.

[@zohhako]

Absolutely incredible athlete.

[@732mojo]

he was way beyond his time.. and that last 10m dive.. i could feel his emotion of executing all that practice for 4 years come to fruition..

[@louisasmith9388]

BEST EVER! Unlike anyone else, he seems to linger in the air, after launching himself higher than anyone else (whether springboard or platform). Enters the water like slicing into warm butter, no splash on many entries. He is beautiful as a duvet, a kind encouraging diving practice partner, a decent human being with unparalleled compassion and humility. Grace personified.

[@louisasmith9388]

EDIT: * not “duvet” (diver). (I’m not grace and technical perfection under pressure; but he is).

[@OneAdam12Adam]

​@@louisasmith9388you can edit your original post you know...

[@chrisstauffer5940]

absolutely the greatest of all time.

[@TheTmshuman]

Adept, masterful, perfection, impeccable, superlative, all fall woefully short of describing this man on a diving board.

[@treebles]

is it too shallow for me to add handsome!??

[@46foryounger]

Definitely the 🐐 the man is a work of art🌹

[@rizaldepe8299]

He's very amazing my first time to watched his compilation dives its very impressive.He's a complete packages good looking man,Talented and tall he has a perfect body.

[@TyroneBeiron]

The solo mo reveals Greg’s true form, how he actually pauses or holds it at the end, and then… and that straight line into the water. 🥇

[@polyprinz]

Is that even a question? He is the greatest of all-time.

[@jomama55ful]

Wow, this takes me back. I was a collegiate diver (Palomar Collage in San Marcos) during those days, and would practice at Saddleback college in Mission Viejo. Greg was based at that college and prepping for the Olympics in 1976. I got to watch him practicing on the 10 meter platform while my team mates and I were working the 1 meter and 3 meter boards. Never got to meet him personally, but that was one of my "proximity to greatness" moments in my life. Great times... My coach at the time was Bernie Wrightson, the 3 meter gold medalist at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. I made the California State Championship finals in 1977, (20th over all on the 3 Meter, just shy of All American). I had a shot at the 1980 Olympics, but the boycott (and a women entering my life) killed that. Bernie believed I had what it would take to get there. I was good, but not Greg's caliber. I did a 4 1/2 once on the 3 meter, but barely 😉

[@treebles]

wow, great story! thanks for sharing! also, great accomplishments + you have great english!

[@margaretbauer4126]

Phenomenal, beyond epic!

[@raemundvp1153]

He makes every dive so elegantly effortless and smooth to watch. He is trully a legend.

[@yichenlee3633]

Legend has it that round 1 of 3m springboard at Seoul still hasn’t finished to this day.

[@kathybahr2323]

His scoring wasn’t fair ! Greg dove a purrfect “ 10” with each and every dive regardless of technical difficulty! I’ve never watched any other Diver who did so with absolutely nearly every dive!

[@charlescoryn9614]

Yes, it's so true........His entries into the water with his body absolutely straight are magnificent. It's surreal to watch his perfection..... No one even approaches his skill and perfection ......

[@Arrica101]

Some of these dives are 10s and were clearly under scored, not all of them though

[@edifying]

Agreed. Some of those judges wouldn't give a dolphin a 10.

[@edifying]

@@Arrica101 Agreed not every dive was a 10. But wouldn't you like to know what some judges were downgrading him on. Some of those dives were so well executed I can't imagine them being done any better. Would be interesting to hear the judges critique.

[@pascibs1579]

The G.O.A.T! I remember watching him on tv and having the biggest crush! No one even comes close to him on the board.

[@treebles]

same!!

[@jobond3317]

My mum who died in August at age 96 just so enjoyed watching him dive

[@sandranorman5469]

My Mom did also. We had dancing background so she admired his pointed toes and how graceful he was.

[@tokyoteetotaller]

My father loved him. My father had done diving and he was in awe of Louganis.

[@Menacetouniverse]

Rip ❤️

[@treebles]

@@sandranorman5469 + jo bond ~ so sorry for your losses! 💔

[@devianfan764]

No doubt. Pure art in action. Beautiful to view

[@arleneauditor7232]

My God it looks like you just drop a coin into the water. 😍😍😍 This is what talent is all about. Just wooow

[@WendyDahling3]

He is just perfection. He floats and perfectly slices into the water.

[@theazraaiazuha]

The sense of calm watching him dives. Pure elegance.

[@MaryMorley-k9d]

There hasn’t been a diver since that displays such GRACE & ART . . . POETRY in motion! Thank you Greg. I still get Goose bumps every time I see you Dive!!!!!! STUNNING!!!!!!! Much Love!

[@headachebaby]

Wow...that sound when he enters the water is clean and smooth.

[@riner3939]

I remember watching him in the Olympics when I was a kid, I had such a crush on him before I knew what it was. Such a great athlete!

[@EmRePhoto]

Woah. Went down a rabbit hole the last day watching diving videos and his body control is amazing. He has total control over his entire body. Incredible.

[@stylishbunny6854]

Wow, he makes it look so easy. Beautifully done and so awesome to watch!