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...Measure of the Medalist I am happy for Michael Phelps' success in the swimming events at the Beijing Olympics [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. 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...
...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...
...relay closed out what will become one of the most memorable Games in swimming, with the U.S. leading the Water Cube medal count at 31, 12 of them gold - better than Athens' collection of 28, though not quite up to the horde of 43 that Mark Spitz's team amassed in 1972. But none of the athletes in the pool, American or otherwise, stood a chance of eclipsing Phelps. Taehwan Park of Korea and Kosuke Kitajima of Japan both snared Olympic titles and set a new standard for Asian swimmers at the élite level, but no other Olympian could...
...figured Phelps could use an extra boost. So he passed along a piece of information that was news to Phelps: that his closest rival in the 100-m butterfly, Serbian Milorad Cavic, had told the media that he thought Phelps losing the race would be good for swimming. The Spitz record of seven golds in a single Games is a hallowed one, and one that has stood for 36 years - so it's understandable that some swimmers are loath to see it broken. Plus, Cavic figured, leaving that eighth gold dangling for the next Games would keep people interested...