Business | News | Tech | Facts on Instagram: "Eric Moussambani Malonga - better known as "Eric the Eel" - became an unlikely hero at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Representing Equatorial Guinea, he had learned to swim only months earlier and had never seen a full-size Olympic pool until he arrived at the Games. When his two competitors false-started and were disqualified, Eric had to swim the 100m freestyle alone. His technique was imperfect and his time was slow, but the entire stadium rose to chee

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