As stated earlier, Michael Phelps is ridiculous. If what he had done before these Olympics wasn't ridiculous enough for you, then this should convince you. He won his eighth gold medal last night, and did so with a large lead. He and team USA swam the 4x100 medley relay in 3:29:34, a new world record. This gives him 7 world records in his eight events. The only event where he doesn't hold the world record is in the 100 meter butterfly, the event with the stunning finish on Friday night. All total, he has set 32 world records in his career, and broken 25 of them. Mark Spitz set 33 world records.
Going into last night's race (Sunday morning in Beijing), I would not have wanted to be one of the swimmers in that relay. If one of them were to mess up, they would have been remembered for years as the swimmer who cost Michael Phelps his eighth gold medal. Because they won, no one will remember any of the others by Monday morning. Bask in your glory for two days Aaron Piersol, Jason Lezak and Brendan Hansen, because it won't last.
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