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	Greg Louganis - Search View - MSN Encarta
		Greg Louganis, born in 1960, American diver, who won gold medals in both springboard and platform diving at the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1988.
		Louganis, who desired not only to win but to achieve artistic perfection, dominated men's diving in the 1980s.
		Louganis was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1985.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761565206__1/Greg_Louganis.html (455 words)

	Greg Louganis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Louganis is best known for winning back-to-back Olympic titles in both the 3m and 10m events.
		Louganis was raised in California to adoptive parents.
		Louganis was a favorite for two golds in the Moscow Olympics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greg_Louganis (508 words)

	ESPN.com: Louganis never lost drive to dive
		By 1994, Louganis had publicly acknowledged his homosexuality, and in 1995, his autobiography "Breaking the Surface" became a best-seller shortly after he told Barbara Walters on national television he was suffering from full-blown AIDS.
		As a youngster, Louganis was ridiculed by schoolmates for his ethnicity, his dyslexia and his choices of extracurricular activities -- acrobatics, dance and gymnastics.
		Louganis moved away from his parents in 1975 and into the home of his coach, Dr. Sammy Lee, an Olympic diving gold medalist in 1948 and 1952 who had seen young Greg's perfect dive in Colorado Springs.
	espn.go.com /sportscentury/features/00016086.html (1298 words)

	Greg Louganis appears tonight
		Louganis was scorned for withholding his condition for such an extended period of time, but he was afraid of how the general public might react.
		Louganis wants to let others know that even though he is living with HIV, he is not surrendering his life and happiness.
		Louganis would like to illustrate that life does not end immediately after one is diagnosed with the HIV virus.
	www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V129/N27/01-greg.27d.html (651 words)

	Memorable Olympic Moments: Greg Louganis, Seoul 1988
		Greg Louganis smacks his head on the diving board during the 1988 Seoul games.
		The accident occurred on September 19, 1988, on the ninth of Greg Louganis's eleven preliminary dives in the three-meter springboard competition during the Seoul games.
		Louganis, the world's best diver, cracked his head on the diving board and hit the water with a big splat.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/mm-louganis.html (334 words)

	ESPN Classic - Louganis never lost drive to dive
		Greg Louganis, who is of Samoan descent, won the gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.
		In 1994, Louganis publicly acknowledged his homosexuality, and the next year, his autobiography, Breaking the Surface, became a best-seller shortly after he told Barbara Walters on national television he was suffering from AIDS.
		Greg Louganis hit his head during the preliminary round of springboard competition at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
	espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Louganis_Greg.html (1381 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Breaking The Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
		By this time, Louganis knew he was gay, but his sudden worldwide popularity compelled him to lead a double life, frequently resorting to alcohol as a means of easing the social pain.
		Louganis advised the sympathetic Coach O'Brien of his sexual preference and HIV-positive status, but was deemed healthy enough to continue training and to compete in the 1988 Olympics.
		Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story is the kind of film that gave TV biopics a bad rep. The screenplay by Alan Hines is superficial and contrived, and Steven Hilliard Stern's direction is as bland and cloying as Richard Bellis's score.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/greglouganisstory.php (981 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		American Greg Louganis is considered the greatest diver of all time.
		Louganis also won both titles at the World Championships of 1982 and 1986, having earlier won the platform in 1978.
		Sadly, in the early 1990s, Louganis announced that he was HIV-positive, and had actually been so at the time of the 1988 Olympics when he struck his head on the springboard.
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/heroes/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=28977 (188 words)

	glbtq >> arts >> Louganis, Greg
		Louganis was born on January 29, 1960 in San Diego to a Samoan father and a northern European mother.
		Diving became an important physical and emotional outlet for Louganis, an arena in which he could succeed at a time when he was ridiculed for his skin color, his interest in dance, his undiagnosed dyslexia, and his apparent homosexuality.
		Louganis began to explore his sexual orientation in 1978, when he started college at the University of Miami, where he majored in drama.
	www.glbtq.com /arts/louganis_g.html (1016 words)

	AEGiS-LT: Olympic Diver Louganis Reveals That He Has AIDS; Sports: The gold medalist says in a TV interview that he has ...
		Greg Louganis, considered the greatest competitive diver ever after becoming the only man to win gold medals in platform and springboard events at consecutive Olympics, revealed that he has AIDS in a television interview that will be broadcast Friday.
		Louganis, 35, who won four gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, retired from the sport in 1988 and has been pursuing an acting career.
		Louganis said he believed the chlorine and pool water would dilute, or kill, the virus, but he did not say anything to the physician attending him because "I was so stunned" and "you could throw the entire competition into a state of alarm."
	www.aegis.com /news/lt/1995/lt950206.html (1561 words)

	Learn about Greg Louganis the swimmer. (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Probably the greatest diver in history, Greg Louganis served as a symbol of resilience in endurance; in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, competing against divers half his age, Greg Louganis hit his head on the diving board and still managed to maintain his double gold medal performance he established at the previous Olympics.
		It was that year that Greg Louganis was awarded the Olympic Spirit Award for representing the ideal Olympic athlete in his courage and character.
		Greg Louganis has been working on behalf of AIDS awareness as well as speaking as an advocate for drug rehabilitation and dyslexia treatment.
	www.history1700s.com.cob-web.org:8888 /store/greg-louganis.shtml (330 words)

	AUDIOCAST: An Hour with Greg Louganis
		Greg Louganis, Olympic athlete and humanitarian, will share his personal triumphs and adversities during this audiocast.
		Greg Louganis began diving competitively at age 10.
		Louganis, who seemed invincible to the outside world, was falling apart.
	www.webmd.com /content/chat_schedules/1/1709_50263 (245 words)

	Greg Louganis Speaks Out -- Outsports.com
		Greg Louganis, the best diver in the world, had erred in a horrific-looking way.
		Louganis won his first Olympic medal in 1976, a silver on the platform in Montreal.
		Louganis in 2006 wears multiple hats, spending time acting, making public speaking appearances and competing on a national-level in dog agility, the art of guiding your dog through an obstacle course with jumps, tunnels, etc. Louganis was in the finals of the AKC Nationals that aired on Animal Planet.
	outsports.com /local/2006/0417louganis.htm (1188 words)

	Temenos: Greg Louganis
		Greg Louganis began competing in diving at age 10.
		Greg Louganis is clearly the world's greatest diver and a fine athlete.
		Greg is more than just a diver, he stands out as a human being as well.
	www.temenos.net /articles/03-15-04.shtml (268 words)

	CNN - Chatpage - Interview: Greg Louganis
		Greg Louganis: We need some laws passed in some states so that dogs are looked at not just as possessions, but as living things.
		Greg Louganis: Regarding animal welfare, in just about any city, you usually can find an area that is more dog friendly than other areas in the city.
		Greg Louganis: The biggest problem our dogs face is us loving them to death, giving them extra treats and not adding that to their caloric intake of their meals.
	www.cnn.com /COMMUNITY/transcripts/greg_louganis_chat.html (1570 words)

	Greg Louganis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		We don't think of Olympic diver Greg Louganis as a gay stutterer, because he was one of those kids who outgrew his speech impediment.
		But in his autobiography, Breaking the Surface (Random House, 1995), Louganis describes a childhood in which he was taunted for having a stutter and a learning disability, having dark skin, and being queer.
		Louganis had the decked stacked against him four different ways--and he emerged one of the most loved athletes in modern American history.
	passingtwice.com /louganis.html (447 words)

	Greg Louganis - DeathList Forum
		Greg Louganis, the most successful diver in history, has recently gone public with the news that his mental health took its own plunge years ago.
		Louganis, the winner of five Olympic medals, first experienced depression at age 12 when a doctor told him that because of knee damage, he would have to give up gymnastics and his dream of competing in the Olympics.
		Louganis has since gone public with his illness, touring the country to give speeches about his life experiences and act as a positive role model.
	www.deathlist.net /forums/index.php?showtopic=271 (763 words)

	Greg Louganis
		Breaking the Surface tells the unflinchingly honest story of Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis, whose athletic success also involved the challenge of breaking free of a lifetime of silence and isolation.
		In this frank, powerful memoir, Louganis reveals the whole story of his life--from a childhood marked by loneliness and self-esteem problems to his present-day battle with AIDS.
		Greg Louganis won back-to-back double gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, and his amazing physique and handsome face should have made him a media superstar.
	www.queertheory.com /histories/l/louganis_greg.htm (813 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - Greg Louganis to Attend Outdoor Nationals
		Louganis will sign autographs on Saturday, Aug. 11, from 10:30-11:30 a.m., kicking off a day of action that includes the men's 3-meter, women's platform, men's synchronized 3-meter and women's synchronized platform finals.
		Louganis was born on Jan. 29, 1960, in San Diego.
		Louganis was also the 1976 Olympic platform silver-medalist and a member of the 1980 team that boycott the Games.
	www.usolympicteam.com /73_2906.htm (447 words)

	Greg Louganis Speaker - Book Motivational Celebrity Speaker Greg Louganis and Other Corporate Entertainment
		Greg Louganis is more than just an Olympic Champion - he stands out as an exceptional human being who has led an extraordinary life.
		Louganis has confronted all of these challenges in a positive way and has honestly shared his adversities with people everywhere.
		Today, Greg Louganis speaks out on the obstacles he has overcome with a warmth and grace that embody the Olympic spirit.
	www.allamericanspeakers.com /speakerbio/Greg_Louganis.php (562 words)

	Greg Louganis's Recovery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		I was watching television when Greg Louganis hit his head on the diving board during the preliminaries of the Olympic springboard diving.
		He added, "Not enough credit was given to Louganis and his coach for the tremendous job they did in approaching the final two dives.
		Louganis went on to win two gold medals, one for the three meter springboard and the other for the platform.
	www.hhp.ufl.edu /faculty/pbird/keepingfit/ARTICLE/Louganis.HTM (138 words)

	University of Cincinnati News: Louganis Lecture
		Louganis' first book was titled Breaking the Surface.
		He announced in 1995 that he was HIV-positive when he competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and cut his head on the diving board at the games.
		Louganis' appearance is sponsored by the UC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Alliance, Student Government, Greek Week and the UC Wellness Center.
	www.uc.edu /news/louganis.htm (178 words)

	Roche U.S. Pharmaceuticals : Virtual Newsroom : Current Press Releases : Olympic Diver Greg Louganis Sets New Goal for ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Greg Louganis, who hosts the GOAL program video "Living with HIV: The Road to Adherence," has partnered with Hoffmann-La Roche to educate patients about this important treatment issue.
		Greg Louganis has taken antiretroviral therapy since 1988, when he was first diagnosed as HIV-positive.
		Since that time, Louganis has experienced the positive health benefits associated with antiretroviral therapy and has come to understand the challenges and difficulties of consistently taking HIV medication.
	www.rocheusa.com /newsroom/current/1999/pr1999020101.html (878 words)

	Greg Louganis To Co-Host Gay Games Benefit (ChicagoPride.com)
		Louganis also will join the âGay Games Ambassadors,â an international group of prominent individuals supporting the goals and principles of the quadrennial Gay Games.
		Greg Louganis is more than just an Olympic Champion -- he stands out as an exceptional human being who has led an extraordinary life.
		Gregâs introduction to the world of diving was at the age of ten, when he first began competing.
	www.chicagopride.com /news/article.cfm/articleid/3579424 (971 words)

	Amazon.com: Breaking the Surface:: Books: Greg Louganis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This was a candid autobiography by Greg Louganis.
		Greg Louganis is the sort of person that should be admired and respected not only for his athletic and acting (let's just think about Jeffrey here...) accomplishments but for his strength and courage.
		Louganis talks about the problems he encountered throughout his life and how he had to overcome them.
	www.amazon.com /Breaking-Surface-Greg-Louganis/dp/0679437037 (1631 words)

	Book Review: Breaking The Surface by Greg Louganis
		Audra L., New City, NY Greg Louganis' autobiography, Breaking the Surface, is the story of a boy with low self-esteem.
		As a young boy, Greg was made fun of in school because of his dark skin, his great abilities in acrobatics, and his inability to read well (due to dyslexia).
		Greg's next obstacle was coming to terms with his sexuality.
	teenink.com /Past/1996/6776.html (477 words)

	Greg Louganis Celebrity Encounter and In Person Autograph
		As we started down towards the door, Greg Louganis came out of the room along with a reporter Earl knew from an internship at a news station.
		Louganis for an autograph, but he ignored us and walked right by.
		While Greg Louganis wasn't very friendly at least we didn't walk away empty handed.
	home.att.net /~ned17/LouganisGreg.html (554 words)

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