Kieren Perkins 1996 Olympic Miracle, Personally signed, Framed

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At the time of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Kieren Perkins was out of form and long-time Australian rival Daniel Kowalski was regarded as the favourite. In fact, his form was so poor that he almost failed to make the Australian team. Perkins qualified for the 1500-metre freestyle final by a mere 0.24 seconds to be the slowest of the top 8 qualifiers, and it was later revealed that before the race he felt unwell and considered not swimming. From lane eight, Perkins dominated the race being the only swimmer to go under 15 minutes (14:56.40), again relegating Kowalski, who had to fight all the way and just held off Graeme Smith. Perkins became just the third swimmer to win consecutive gold medals in this event. He became the only Australian since Dawn Fraser to defend an individual Olympic championship successfully in Olympics held outside Australia.

If, like me, you watched this incredible race, you will recall what a miraculous victory it was.  Hair standing up on the back of the neck.  Tears of joy.  What a win for the great Kieren Perkins and Australia.

Newly reframed.  Image still in very good condition with excellent signature.  39cm x 31cm