‘Eric the Eel’ to make Olympic comeback

LONDON: One of the Olympics’ most famous underdogs, Eric the Eel, is set to make a splash at the London Games after being named coach for the Equatorial Guinea swim team.       

Eric Moussambani, who became an overnight celebrity at the Sydney Games in 2000 when he slowly made his way through a 100m freestyle heat, was appointed by the country’s Olympic committee earlier this month, the government website www.guineaecuatorialpress.com said.