Michael Phelps Sets Olympic Record with 11th Gold as Men’s 4 x 200 Freestyle Team Breaks World Record
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Michael Phelps spent less than 24 hours in the exclusive group of Olympians with nine gold medals. On Wednesday he proved he didn’t like crowds as he won his 10th gold medal in the 200m butterfly and then came back less than an hour later and swam the opening leg of the men’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay en route to his 11th gold as the Americans shattered the world record and became the first team to break the seven minute mark, touching the wall in 6:58.56.
The Americans dominated the pool with their nearest competitor, Russia, coming in at 7:03.70 to claim silver.
Australia finished in third to claim bronze.
Phelps quest for eight gold medals now appears all the more attainable having already collected five at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
from: transworldnews.com
August 13th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Phelps is amazing! I really think he’ll do it.
I felt compelled to write a song about his ascent to the halfway mark. You can listen to it here:
http://journalrhythm.blogspot.com/2008/08/michael-phelps-is-halfway-there.html