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Old 08-15-2004, 06:33 PM   #5
Davros
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Yes Gangrell - the Phelps tally stands at one Gold and one Bronze after the US came 3rd in the 4 x 100 freestyle relay. He has 6 events left but he needs to win them all. He is least likely to win the 200m freestyle and the 100 m Butterfly (think the US has a faster swinner).

I would never be happy with comparisons with the great Spitz if any of the Phelps medals were for swimming relay heats but not being good enough to make the final 4. I have no problem with the heat swimmers getting the medals, but if Phelps gets a gold in the medley relay but is not good enough to swim any of the major legs in the final then that is a crutch that Spitz did not have access to, nor one that he needed.

As for the Dream Team - yeah - total bummer. They lost to Puerto Rico.
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