US swimming legend Michael Phelps has become the most successful Olympian of all time after winning two more gold medals at the Beijing games. ...full story at Sky News
from Sky News on Wed, Aug 13 2008
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| 13 Aug 08 |
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Beijing 2008: Swimmer Michael Phelps makes Beijing splash »
YouTube video (Daily News on American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most successful Olympian of all time Wednesday, winning his 10th and 11th gold medals in record times.
The Phelps phenomenon is dominating headlines in the Beijing Games first week, while making... |
| 12 Aug 08 |
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Who is the greatest Olympian? Clue: it’s not Michael Phelps » Countdown to Beijing Michael Phelps is a phenomenal swimmer, possibly the best in history, and if he achieves his target of eight gold medals in Beijing, for an overall tally of 14 (10 of them individual) there is no doubt that he deserves his place in the pantheon. But ... |
| 20 Aug 08 |
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Michael Phelps is… » Black & White Cat One of the responses to Michael Phelps winning more gold medals than most countries is a joke that has been doing the rounds in China, roughly and partially translated below: Everyone’s upset about Michael Phelps winning gold medals in the 100m,... |
| 14 Aug 08 |
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Michael Phelps Green Entertainment, Madonna's African Charity, Hayden Panettiere Saves Dolphins, and More » TreeHugger ...So how does the 'greatest Olympian of all time" chill when he's not in the pool? The gold-medal champ watches the wildlife documentary, "Planet Earth." "....It's pretty much all I've been watching," Phelps told reporters in Beijing. Phelps's coach... |
| 17 Aug 08 |
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Phelps, China Take Eight » China Journal Sunday, Aug. 17, will go down in the history books as the day that Michael Phelps became the first Olympian ever to win eight gold medals. But as the accolades poured in from around the world, another accomplishment went a bit less noticed: China won... |
| 18 Aug 08 |
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Phelps pays the price for his fame — facing the media » Countdown to Beijing You could feel sorry for Michael Phelps — almost. After winning eight golds at Beijing he’s been crowned the world’s greatest swimmer and greatest Olympian ever but that claim to fame comes with a price — and that’s the medi... |
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