Sunday, August 17, 2008

This Day in History: Michael Phelps Takes Gold and Gold and Gold and Gold and Gold and Gold and Gold and Gold!

Today in Beijing, American swimmer Michael Phelps surpassed Mark Spitz to take the title of the athlete with the most gold medals won in a single Olympic Game. Including one very exciting finish only 1/100 of a second ahead of second place, he has won 8 gold medals in one week!

OK, so this post is not exactly architectural, but I have been glued to the TV and his races this year, and, believe it or not, life is not only about architecture! If it is any consolation, he accomplished this formidable task in the Water Cube, which I wrote about a few days ago.

Congratulations Michael Phelps!

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