Phelps Wins 10th Gold Medal....

[onthebottom]

Absolutely unbelievable..... and he's still going.

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[onthebottom]

And now 11 after a completely dominating relay win.... and another world record.

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[Hurricane Hank]

..and another, 200 m butterfly.......

 

[bonghitter]

Check him for steriods.

 

[Hurricane Hank]

and another. 4x4 relay.....

 

[21pro]

Check him for steriods.

no steroids, but a diet of 8 to 12,000 calories per day of fat and protein.

 

[pin01]

does anybody else think that technology is playing too big of a role in swimming.these new suits even help keep their hips aligned.go back to speedos and see how many records fall.

 

[onthebottom]

does anybody else think that technology is playing too big of a role in swimming.these new suits even help keep their hips aligned.go back to speedos and see how many records fall.

Shoes get better, bikes get better.... I think the deeper pool has more to do with it than the suits.... but at the end of the day they're all wearing the same suits and swimming in the same pool....

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[Hurricane Hank]

I keep hearing the Canadian commentators saying how well we are doing by setting national records. So what. We aren't gaining on the rest of the world, we just have the same "technological" improvements.

 

[basketcase]

...y they're all wearing the same suits and swimming in the same pool....

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Same steroids....

What really impressed me about Phelps is his ability to get a half body length lead just from the start.

 

[Mia.Colpa]

Unbelievable accomplishement. I saw Spitz achieve his amazing 7 golds, but this is even more jaw dropping.

 

[Dartman]

He is in a sport where there lot of chances for medals, there are alot of races. But yes he is good though .

 

[D@EBW]

So many races, so many chances for medals. Should other disciplines follow suit?

When even the third place finisher smashes the previous record you have to laugh.

 

[onthebottom]

Apparently he burns 4,000 cals in a single workout and his heart pumps twice the blood as an average male heart.....

12 on his way to 13 tonight....

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[Don]

wow was that close. I thought he lost that one.

 

[onthebottom]

I did too... interview with Spitz was cool....

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[basketcase]

SI has a frame by frame pic of the finish.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mu...08/oly.phelps.sequence/content.1.html?eref=T1

Seems totally counter-intuitive that taking an extra stroke was a good idea. Best guess is the other guy started his glide too far out.

Sucks for Phelps though. He might have gotten another gold but he couldn't get another world record. Loser!

 

[Mia.Colpa]

After seeing the finish in that 200m butterfly I'm convinced there is some sort of divine intervention. How in the world did he win that race at the end, look at the frame by frame, you can't even tell!!!! He was about to lose it and then next frame shows both swimmers touching the mark at the same time. That was out of this world, what a story for the ages.

 

[basketcase]

From the pic, it looks like Phelps right hand is pretty bent from the wall while the other guy's just touching with finger tips. To me that makes it pretty clear that Phelps touched first.

 

[onthebottom]

What do you think, one more tonight?

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