Michael Klim was ranked #1 in the 200 Freestyle going into the 1996 Olympics. He failed to make the Finals.

Klimy then stopped trying to swim like Alex Popov and began to build his own stroke.

He innovated swimming with his beautiful straight arm freestyle technique and finishing his races with a dolphin kick into the wall.

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The defining moment of Michael Klim's swimming career