I have no better words for Michael Phelps.. greatest swimmer of all times. He clinched 8 Gold medals from 8 swimming events that he participated in this years Beijing Summer Olympics. I was glued to television to watch this great man creating the history. 7 of the 8 events he participated were World Records while 1 ended up as Olympic record.
Against all the odds he faced in his childhood, now Michael Phelps wrote into Olympic games history that would be very difficult to break in years to come. I have been reading about this person in news journals since Beijing olympics have started. He just amazes everyone and there is more to come in the upcoming years. There is no second thought about who the greatest ever swimmer of all times. Michael Phelps now has a total of 16 medals in Olympics so far which include 14 Gold and 2 Bronze.
2008 Summer Olympics – Beijing:
* 400 meter individual medley – gold medal – world record
* 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay – gold medal – world record
* 200 meter freestyle – gold medal – world record
* 200 meter butterfly – gold medal – world record
* 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay – gold medal – world record
* 200 meter individual medley – gold medal – world record
* 100 meter butterfly – gold medal – olympic record
* 4 x 100 meter medley relay – gold medal – world record
2004 Summer Olympics – Athens:
* 100 meter butterfly – gold medal – Olympic record
* 200 meter butterfly – gold medal – Olympic record
* 200 meter freestyle – bronze medal
* 200 meter individual medley – gold medal – Olympic record
* 400 meter individual medley – gold medal – world record
* 4 x 100 meter medley relay – gold medal
* 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay – bronze medal
* 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay – gold medal
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