Divers Come to the Rescue
Olympians & Kids Rally Support to Keep Diving at Famous Indoor Belmont Pool
By C. MacDonald
Long Beach, Ca–When the famous indoor Belmont Olympic Pool was declared seismically unsafe recently, the World’s diving community was shocked to learn that a diving facility was not part of the new reconstruction plans. So they dove into action to ensure the facility’s legacy would continue.
Legendary Olympic Gold Medalists Dr. Sammy Lee, Greg Louganis, and numerous Olympians, World Champions, NCAA Champions, Junior Olympic Champions, and hundreds of others wrote letters, signed petitions and contacted politicians urging the Long Beach City Council to include the necessary diving platforms in the town which became internationally known because of them. Read the rest…>
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