Cate Campbell
Dara Torres, 41, swam her personal best time of 24.07 seconds in the 50-meter freestyle Sunday, but was out-touched in a heartbreaker by Britta Steffen of Germany. She lost by the same tiny margin that Michael Phelps won by a day earlier. 3
Three days before her 16th birthday, Cate Campbell was giving an interview [...]
Debbie Phelps
Out of the water, life has not been the same flurry of first-place ribbons. A cheerful, high-energy cutup, Phelps was found to have attention deficit hyperactive disorder in elementary school. Homework, especially any kind of writing assignment, was completed only with much parental supervision and frustration. Phelps’s parents divorced when he was 9. ”It [...]
Phelps 8
More people seem to be interested in the other record though, can Michael Phelps win 8 gold medals in just one Olympic games? It would be a truly remarkable effort if he does, one that will surely go down in history. Phelps celebrated his latest win in the 200m freestyle with another world record [...]
Mark Spitz Today
Spitz won 7 Gold medals and set world records in all 7 of them. Well, the days have changed. With increasing technology in swim suits and swimming pools, people are now specializing in events; it is very common for swimmers to swim just one event in the Olympics. 3
Mark Spitz is a useful [...]
Phelps 8
More people seem to be interested in the other record though, can Michael Phelps win 8 gold medals in just one Olympic games? It would be a truly remarkable effort if he does, one that will surely go down in history. Phelps celebrated his latest win in the 200m freestyle with another world record [...]
