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?