Caught Live on Instagram: "August 16, 2009 — Berlin, Germany. At the World Athletics Championships, the Olympic Stadium crowd witnessed a performance that redefined human speed. Already a global superstar after his Beijing 2008 triumph, Usain Bolt lined up for the men’s 100 meters with the weight of expectation on his shoulders. What happened over the next 9.58 seconds became one of the most iconic moments in sports history. From the gun, Bolt exploded out of the blocks with a cleaner start than

History Photographed on Instagram: "Mike Powell set the still-standing world record in the long jump on August 30, 1991, at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ⁠ ⁠ His jump of 8.95 meters (29 feet, 4.36 inches) broke Bob Beamon's long-standing record by 5 centimeters.⁠ ⁠ Mike Powell's 8.95-meter jump remains one of the most remarkable and enduring records in the history of track and field.⁠ ⁠ Credit: @nbcsports"

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Terrifying History on Instagram: "On August 15, 2018, at the Chelsea Piers sports complex in Stamford, Connecticut, a 5-year-old boy attending a summer camp nearly drowned in a 35-by-22-foot pool while under the supervision of lifeguard Zachary Stein, then 24 years old. Surveillance footage revealed that the child had slipped beneath the water and remained submerged for approximately 4 minutes and 39 seconds while Stein—responsible for monitoring the pool—repeatedly walked past without noticing.

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