Talk:Adán Gordón

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. Track your hook after promotion. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:20, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that swimmer Adán Gordón was a mechanic before competing for Panama at the 1928 Summer Olympics?

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• • ALT1: ... that for around three decades, Olympic swimmer Adán Gordón coached at a pool that was later renamed after him? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Fate of Ophelia (2nd nomination)

5x expanded by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 73 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 11:00, 6 May 2026 (UTC).

• Doing... Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 22:18, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I've spot checked the first instances of refs 3, 4, and 6 in this version: YYY. Earwig gives 2.7%. Re the hook, I don't know whether something about his nickname as the "human fish" would be better? Great work btw Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 22:34, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

• @Kowal2701: "ALT2: ... that Olympic swimmer Adán Gordón was called the "Human Fish"?" Arconning (talk) 06:47, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll leave which of the three hooks up to the promoter's discretion, marking this as done Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 10:13, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

GA review

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Adán Gordón/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Arconning (talk · contribs) 10:48, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: AdaCiccone (talk · contribs) 14:00, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Arconning. I'll be reviewing this nomination. This is a short article, so I don't think this will take long. Give me at least 24 hours. AdaCiccone (talk) 14:00, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

Assessment summary

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it well written?

   The prose is clear, concise, and understandable. The article is short, but the structure follows the subject's life and career in a logical order. Early life -> Olympic participation -> later work in coaching and administration -> death -> commemoration. There's some minor issues that I've fixed myself by the way.

2. Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?

   The article has inline citations for the points/claims presented. I checked the sources and confirmed they support the article text. There's no original research, copyright violation, plagiarism, or instances of close paraphrase.

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   This article is short but it covers the main aspects of why the subject is notable. His background, early swimming, status as Panama's sole athlete at the 1928 Olympics, his Olympic events, later work in coaching and administration, and posthumous commemoration. This article is broad enough given the subject and the sources available.

4. Is it neutral?

   The article shows Gordón's career and historical significance without promotional tone or any kind of overstatement. Descriptive terms like his nickname are supported by sources. While the sources (the Spanish ones) have instances of celebratory and glorifying-like tone, the article doesn't.

5. Is it stable?

   Checked the Talk page and the article's history page. There's nothing to indicate a significant, day-to-day change or an ongoing edit war and content dispute.

6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?

   The lone visual item in the article, the image of Gordón from 1928, is relevant. It is hosted on Commons, has copyright-status information, and has the appropriate caption (although I changed this a bit to indicate what event it is).

7. Overall

   This is a short article, but the available sources seem to support the subject's compact coverage. After reviewing all the six criteria, I'm happy to pass this.

Congrats! I'll be updating the Talk page shortly to reflect this success. FYI, the whole review took a little over two hours. AdaCiccone (talk) 16:08, 9 May 2026 (UTC)