Jesse Owens training on board the S.S. Manhattan en route to the Olympics in Berlin, 1936 [822×695]

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1. Ivebeenfurthereven

   I didn’t even think about Olympians travelling internationally before the jet age.

   I wonder what training on an ocean liner for weeks was like? Harder for some sports than others! – WTF do horse riders and swimmers do?

   Also, /r/Oceanlinerporn would really like this.