Saturday, August 16, 2008

Golden Boy Phelps wins 8th Gold Medal

Phelps wins Olympic-record eighth gold medal - 2008 Olympics - SI.com

US swimmer Michael Phelps (centre), silver medalist Milorad Cavic of Serbia (left) and bronze medalist Andrew Lauterstein of Australia stand on the podium for the men's 100m butterfly swimming final during the medal ceremony at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, on August 16. Phelps won in an Olympic record time of 50.58 seconds.(AFP/Timothy Clary)

He said he could and he did. He planned for challenges but expected and demanded the best. A true American Hero. Someone who's unbelievable hard work and determination has proven himself real gold.

The details as reported by SI.com are as follows:

The Americans swept the men's relays in Beijing, with Phelps leading off in the 400 and 800 freestyle relays. Lezak anchored the 400 free to a narrow victory over France to preserve Phelps' historic bid.

Australia took the silver in 3:30.04, and Japan earned the bronze in 3:31.18.

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