If you missed the 100M Butterfly results from last night, you missed one of the greatest finishes of all time as Michael Phelps tied Mark Spitz for the record of most gold medals at a single Olympics. The finish (a difference of .01 of 1 second) was so close that from most angles, it actually looks like Phelps loses. The half stroke that Phelps took at the end of the race appears to be what made the critical difference. His hands were above water, Cavic's hands were below. One of the commentators on TV last night seemed to be at a loss for words and just screamed out "He is super!" Spitz called it "epic." All around, Phelps has the most gold medals of any modern era Olympian ever.
Phelps and Spitz are now tied in gold medal count at a single Olympic event - Spitz had 7 in the 1972 Munich Olympics and Phelps has one race left to go. Will the record fall?
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Definitely one of the most incredible two minutes of sports I have witnessed. I can relate my excitement to that of Bella Kuroli (spelling) during the womens individual gymnastics.
the olympics are on?
lol.
Yeah there on! And they have been incredible. I've really enjoyed the swimming events.
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