TIL of Dick Roth, a swimmer who was diagnosed with appendicitis shortly before the men’s 400m individual medley in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. He refused an immediate operation and instead swam in the finals, winning a gold medal. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by alexjpg t3_zxzgc3 on December 29, 2022 at 7:45 AM in todayilearned 30 comments 324