I don't know a ton about swimming, but the analysts were saying the breaststroke was Phelps' weakness, and he actually used it to pull away from the other swimmers during that portion of the race. That just shows how hard this kid works, making his worst stroke a strength for him coming into the Olympics. He really could go after Mark Spitz' record this year.
Just another side note about Phelps: It is really something special to see these athletes getting emotional on the podium. Phelps has now stood up there seven times as a gold medalist, and nine times overall, but he still got choked up when they played the national anthem. It really shows you how much these athletes care about what they do, and that they are real people just like you and me.
(OK as I was typing that last part the national anthem was cut short at somewhere around "the land of the free." Maybe the Chinese had a problem with that part.)
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