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Things started out well for the U.S. swim team, but medal hopes started to evaporate into the steamy air by the second day in the Greek sun. Phenom Michael Phelps won the country?s first gold medal in the 400m individual medley on Saturday, in world record time (4:08.26...
Hansen won?t be the only one needing some fuel - finishing third in the relay, while respectable, was less than the U.S. men expected of themselves. ?It?s a little disappointing to get this medal,? said Phelps, who swam the second leg of the relay. ?Obviously, we wanted gold.? Ian...
AQUA MAN: Can swimmer Michael Phelps win the most gold medals ever in one Games?
AQUA MAN: Michael Phelps, left, is a shark in the water. Can he win the most gold medals ever in one Games? 72
Yet the Games will go on, and even if the promise of international unity through ferocious competition seems a bit quaint, the Games are at least a lock to mint fresh heroes who renew the Olympic tag line of "swifter, higher, stronger." The swimming pool doesn't have a roof...