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As regular readers of this weblog know, competitive swimming is my favorite sport. This is why I was so tuned in over the past week to the 13th FINA World Swimming Championships, which were being televised from Rome, Italy. No doubt the draw for most fans was seeing if phenom Michael Phelps would be able… Read more.
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Anyone who knows of my interest in competitive swimming will appreciate my profound dismay over the following: Michael Phelps may have disqualified himself not only from making millions more as a sports hero but also from adding to his stash of 14 Olympic gold medals in 2012. Because this picture of him taking a hit… Read more.
Day 9 (August 17) Gymnastics Not surprisingly, the Chinese men continued their dominance with different teammates winning the event finals in Pommel Horse and Floor Exercise. The more interesting results, however, came in the women’s event finals. Alas, Alicia Sacrimone– who nearly torpedoed the US’s chance of winning any medal in the team competition – was denied personal redemption. … Read more.
The greatest Olympic athlete of all time! With his team’s relatively easy win today in the Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay, US swimmer Michael Phelps completed his Phelpsian quest to win 8 gold medals in one Olympic Games. He has now surpassed the formidable standard set by Mark Spitz at the Munich Games in 1972 of winning 7 gold medals. Congratulations Michael!!! Related… Read more.
Day 8 (August 16) Swimming You know the story by now: Michael Phelps on course to emulate Mark Spitz by winning eight gold medals in swimming at one Olympic Games. Well, after the way he won his second gold medal (with the improbable come-from-behind swim by teammate Jason Lezak on the last leg of the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay),… Read more.
