Phelps Ties Spitz
16 August 2008 6:00 am by Taylor Marsh
Guest post by Scan
A brief break from politics, but for a very good reason. Michael Phelps just can’t be stopped.
Phelps swam into history with a magnificent finish Saturday, tying Mark Spitz with his seventh gold medal by the narrowest of margins in the 100-meter butterfly. He got his hands on the wall a hundredth of a second ahead of [Milorad] Cavic — a finish so close the Serbians filed a protest and swimming’s governing body had to review the tape down to the 10-thousandth of a second.
Phelps’ time was 50.58. Cavic’s was 50.59. A hundredth of a second. Unbelievable.
His record tied, Spitz had this to say:
“Epic. It goes to show you that not only is this guy the greatest swimmer of all time and the greatest Olympian of all time, he’s maybe the greatest athlete of all time. He’s the greatest racer who ever walked the planet.”
I’d be a fool to disagree. What a tremendous story and proud moment for the USA.
Saturday morning open thread. Have at it.
