Legendary swimmer Eric the eel to compete in Hungary

Although the 4th stop of the FINA Swimming World Cup would be a star parade in itself, the organisers came up with two extra events to entertain the audience. Eric Moussambani, also known as Eric the eel, who became world-famous at the Sydney Olympic Games, is coming to Hungary to compete and also to represent his country.

According to nemzetisport.hu, Eric the eel was probably one of the biggest surprises in the history of the Olympic Games when he completed the 100-metre freestyle event in 1:52:72, which is more like a 200-metre time.

He became the symbol of Olympic values.

It turned out that it was the first time he swam in a 50-metre pool as he could only practice in a 13-metre pool in his home country. Still, he wanted to participate in Sydney, which he managed through the invitation card granted to his country thanks to the law of universality.

For Hungarians, the event is connected to legendary commentator Jenő Knézy who could not get over what he was seeing:

Eric the eel with English commentary:

Since then, he has become the president of Equatorial Guinea’s swimming federation and the goodwill ambassador of the sport. Besides fame, he also received a lot of support for his country, which now has two 50-metre pools.