The Great Eight: Michael Phelps & the US Mens 4x100m Medley Relay Wins Gold

A Phelpsian Pheat …

Move over Mark Spitz there is a new sheriff in town and his name is Michael Phelps. This morning at the Beijing Olympics Phelps did what many thought was impossible. Phelps went 8 for 8 in during the Beijing Olympics to break Mark Spitz’s record that stood since the 1972 Olympics.

Phelps earned his unprecedented eighth Olympic gold medal of the 2008 Olympics as he swam the butterfly leg of the Americans’ world-record win in the 4x100m medley relay to close out the swimming competition at the Water Cube.

Jason Lezak held off Eamon Sullivan of Australia in the freestyle leg, with the Americans finishing in 3:29.34. Australia took the silver in 3:30.04 and Japan the bronze.

Mission accomplished: Phelps earns eighth gold in medley relay

Eight is enough: Phelps clinches record with relay gold

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Michael Phelps is Human After All (BONG) … Phelps Loses 100 m Backstroke to Aaron Peirsol | Scared Monkeys on May 18th, 2009 6:47 am

[...] Aaron Peirsol, the world record holder and two time Olympic champion handed swimming sensation and Olympic medal phenom Phelps his first defeat in nearly a year, winning the 100-meter backstroke at the Charlotte [...]

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