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Michael Phelps' quest for eight gold medals remains alive and well after the U.S. men out-touched the French in a down-to-the-wire relay on August 11. It was the U.S.' shakiest event, given that the French squad boasts world record holder Alain Bernard, but Athens 2004 veteran...
But for the 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...
The victory is sweet for the U.S. team and for Phelps. "We haven't won that relay in the last 20 years," said Reese. "This was a tough one to win, but those are always the best ones to win." For Phelps, who swam the opening leg, it means his...
Phelps' feat is all the more impressive because it comes in the morning; swimmers are accustomed to competing later in the day, when their bodies are warmed up and muscles are ready to race - indeed, most of the swimmers still seemed to think it was evening, referring to the meet...
He was, and so was 41-year old Torres, who clocked the second fastest 100m time in the 400m freestyle relay and is the first middle-ager to swim in an Olympic relay - not to mention win a medal. As the anchor of the U.S. team, Torres was the fastest...