1. Louganis accepted a job with SoCal divers four months ago only after being assured that he could implement his "building blocks mentality," which keeps a focus on fundamental acrobatics rather than mechanics. It's the first coaching he's done since 1976, when he helped out his high school team after returning from the Montreal Games.
2. The diver threw himself a "spectacular party" when he turned 33 because he expected it to be his last birthday. Eighteen years later he says his health is so good "you kind of forget about it."
3. He appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" last month to discuss the 1995 show in which he revealed he was gay. Also appearing on that show was a man who said that Louganis' appearance on Oprah, which he saw when he was 12 years old, helped give him the courage to live his life as an openly gay man.
4. Before returning to coaching, Louganis was spending his time training dogs for agility competitions. A former Olympic teammate said Louganis' work with the dogs helps him give clear commands to his divers.
5. Up until returning to coach, Louganis said he didn't dive. His Malibu house didn't even have a diving board at the pool. That's evidently changed. The Times article concludes with a description of the diving great getting on the board during a break in practice and performing pikes that "barely caused a splash."
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