Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics Also the city of Amsterdam reclaimed land from the sea and moved towards the lake. When the sailors from the 1928 Summer Olympics could return to their venue they would hardly recognize it. Source: Source: Source: Sourcce: This Olympic sailing regatta can be considered as the first Olympic regatta with a high quality of racing since there were: During the sailing regattas at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in
Summer Olympic Games team events. American swimmer Michael Phelps set a record for gold medals at a single Games with eight, and tied the record of most gold medals by a single competitor previously held by both Heiden and Scherbo. Another major star of the Games was Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who became the first male athlete ever to set world records in the finals of both the 100 and 200 metres in the same Games. Equestrian events were held in Hong Kong. London held the 2012 Summer Olympics, becoming the first city to host the Games three times. In his closing address