Olympics Memories: Eric the Eel | The Daily Show

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Published on July 23, 2021

Today, we remember one of the most inspiring Olympics stories of all time: the Equatorial Guinea swimmer, Eric the Eel. #DailyShow #Olympics #EricTheEel

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  • Siddhangana Ray 3 years ago

    Can we see more of joe opio

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  • Tiffany Anderson 3 years ago

    I completely forgot about Eric the Eel! I do remember crying & yelling at the tv to urge him on. What an excellent moment in Olympic history. Gotta share this with my old swim team. #Nufinmen

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  • MLG GAMER 3 years ago

    I understood what he was saying with his accent come on now. I guess white people don’t understand. Subtitles for them I suppose.

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  • free2express08 3 years ago

    I probably would have never heard of that story if not for The Daily Show

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  • JazzRadioFfm 3 years ago

    Just thinking about it made me cry. That dude had some guts…

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  • MLG GAMER 3 years ago

    Ngl literally thought when I hear the name Eric the eel I thought he swam as fast as an eel but boy was I wrong

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  • Chishimba Kabwe 3 years ago

    “musambani” pronounced similar to Moussambani, in Zambia and Malawi means swimmer or bath(er). Samba means swim/bath

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  • Mr Nobody 3 years ago

    Eddie the Eagle and Eric the Eel… I wonder what animal moniker will be next

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  • MLG GAMER 3 years ago

    “it’s not the winning that matters, it’s the not drowning that matters” yep that’s fair enough. words to live by

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  • Strike Dragon 3 years ago

    I understand your accent only because my professor in college had the same accent.

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  • Gary Gergely - Magyar az USAban 3 years ago

    “He set a new personal best and an Equatoguinean national record. He later became the coach of the national swimming squad of Equatorial Guinea.”
    I call that winning

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  • iconz255 3 years ago

    I remember watching this on the news recap at the time. So sad many people only came to know about this epic moment just now but it’s better than nothing.

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