for2fly t1_j24divp wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 in TIL of Dick Roth, a swimmer who was diagnosed with appendicitis shortly before the men’s 400m individual medley in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. He refused an immediate operation and instead swam in the finals, winning a gold medal. by alexjpg
> his inflamed appendix gave him more buoyancy
Like a freakin' swim bladder! That tiny little thing buoyed his whole body. /s
I don't know how Roth felt, but when one of our kids had appendicitis, the pain was excruciating and left them doubled over almost constantly.
Either his appendicitis was slow-moving or the guy had amazing pain tolerance. Either way, I'd say he won that gold fair and square.
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