Great Britain at the Olympics Olympics. However, the 1944 games were cancelled due to WW2. "This table excludes seven medals – one gold, two silver, and four bronze – awarded in the 1908 and 1920 figure skating events." "This table includes seven medals – one gold, two silver, and four bronze – awarded in the 1908 and 1920 figure skating events." This list also contains the medals won in winter sports at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics. Great Britain's only stripped medal in Olympic history was an Alpine Skiing bronze at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Alain Baxter tested positive for
History of swimming turn, and requiring the head to break the surface every cycle. The 1956 Games in Melbourne also saw the introduction of the flip turn, a sort of tumble turn to faster change directions at the end of the lane. In 1972, another famous swimmer, Mark Spitz, was at the height of his career. During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, he won seven gold medals. Shortly thereafter in 1973, the first swimming world championship was held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia by the FINA. Breaking the water surface reduces the speed in swimming. The swimmers Daichi Suzuki (Japan) and David Berkoff