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...Measure of the Medalist I am happy for Michael Phelps' success in Beijing [Aug. 25]. But it is not apt to compare Phelps to Mark Spitz and the seven gold medals he earned at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Spitz did not have the advantages of superspeedy pools and lazer-sleek swimsuits. Nor did he wear a streamlined cap to cover his hair. In fact, he swam with a mustache. Spitz won his medals the old-fashioned way. It has taken more than 30 years of technological innovation for anyone to come close to his success. Mark D. Reese, SALT LAKE...
...happy for Michael Phelps' success in Beijing [Aug. 25]. But it is not apt to compare Phelps with Mark Spitz and the seven gold medals Spitz earned at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Spitz did not have the technological advantages of superspeedy pools and laser-sleek swimsuits. Nor did Spitz wear a streamlined swimming cap to cover his hair. In fact, he swam those events with a mustache. Spitz won his medals the old-fashioned way. It has taken more than 30 years of innovation and technology for anyone to come close to his Olympic success. Mark D. Reese, SALT LAKE...
...failed to mention that Ethiopia's population has doubled since Live Aid, and is increasing at 2.5% a year. At this rate it will double again by 2036. David Stephens, Munich...
...change will have to come from Munich, and so far decisionmakers there have suggested that's unlikely. Ever since it was entrusted with the copy and usage rights of Mein Kampf more than six decades ago, the Bavarian government has tried to prevent the dissemination of Nazi ideas at home and abroad by refusing permission for complete reprints. Intended "as a clear signal" against Nazi ideology, this restrictive attitude "will not be changed," according to a statement by the Finance Ministry responsible for it. The status quo is "generally respected and highly appreciated...
...world-wide media covering Phelps' chase to break Mark Spitz's 1972 Munich record of seven gold medals in a single Games, that means another day at the Water Cube - in Athens, the waiting was over by the second day, when the U.S. men came in third in the 4x100m relay behind South Africa and the Netherlands...