Sensational American swimmer Michael Phelps did the impossible winning all eight all gold medals, seven of them are world records in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Is he the greatest American Olympian ever to play?
The answer is Yes. He has beaten the 36 year old record of fellow American Mark Spitz, whose seven swimming golds at Munich in 1972 were the most at a single Games. His remarkable feat is considered to be one of the greatest accomplishments in Olympics’ history but the 23 year old cemented his name to Olympic greatness as he won all the gold medals in all the events in swimming and made history as being part of United States that included teammates Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, and Jason Lezak and Phelps.
Michael Phelps now has 14 gold and 2 bronze medals. He won 6 of the gold and the 2 bronze in Athens 4 years ago and the other 8 golds in the 2008 Beijing Olympics this year.
One reporter also believes that Michael Phelps is the best ever Olympian saying that Phelps has a wide variety of skills and is considered the Willie Mays of Swimming. He added that Phelps swims for distance, for sprints, for relays, in free, in butterfly. He is the ultimate five-tool athlete.
At a young age he has already made history and by the time he peak to his greatest form maybe two, three or four years from now he could end up winning a total of 20 to 22 gold medals, which is highly possible.
“I really wanted to do something that no one’s ever done before in this sport,” Phelps said.
“The term ‘Spitzian feat’ may be outdated,” teammate Aaron Peirsol said. “It may now be ‘Phelpsian feat.’ ”
“When someone says you can’t do something, it shows that anything is possible,” Phelps said. “When you put your mind to a certain thing, it can happen. The biggest thing is nothing is impossible. All it takes is an imagination.” He added.
The question now is how many countries will have more gold medals than Michael Phelps?
The answer is Yes. He has beaten the 36 year old record of fellow American Mark Spitz, whose seven swimming golds at Munich in 1972 were the most at a single Games. His remarkable feat is considered to be one of the greatest accomplishments in Olympics’ history but the 23 year old cemented his name to Olympic greatness as he won all the gold medals in all the events in swimming and made history as being part of United States that included teammates Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, and Jason Lezak and Phelps.
Michael Phelps now has 14 gold and 2 bronze medals. He won 6 of the gold and the 2 bronze in Athens 4 years ago and the other 8 golds in the 2008 Beijing Olympics this year.
One reporter also believes that Michael Phelps is the best ever Olympian saying that Phelps has a wide variety of skills and is considered the Willie Mays of Swimming. He added that Phelps swims for distance, for sprints, for relays, in free, in butterfly. He is the ultimate five-tool athlete.
At a young age he has already made history and by the time he peak to his greatest form maybe two, three or four years from now he could end up winning a total of 20 to 22 gold medals, which is highly possible.
“I really wanted to do something that no one’s ever done before in this sport,” Phelps said.
“The term ‘Spitzian feat’ may be outdated,” teammate Aaron Peirsol said. “It may now be ‘Phelpsian feat.’ ”
“When someone says you can’t do something, it shows that anything is possible,” Phelps said. “When you put your mind to a certain thing, it can happen. The biggest thing is nothing is impossible. All it takes is an imagination.” He added.
The question now is how many countries will have more gold medals than Michael Phelps?