Tuesday, Gary Hall Jr, the former American swimmer with ten Olympic medals, left his home in a hurry. According to his father, Gary Hall Sr, the flames swept away the home located in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, northwest of the City of Angels. The 50-year-old could only have saved his dog, his insulin, a painting by his grandfather and a painting of “Saint Mary” given to him by his daughter. Everything else, including family heirlooms and the ten Olympic medals, would have disappeared.