Michael Phelps - 8 Gold Medals in a Single Olympic

A New World Record

What a way to start off a blog. Winning a record of 8 gold medals in a single Olympic. Michael Phelps has surpassed Mark Spitz's 7 gold medals. Truly an amazing feat that will be in the pages of the sports almanac and record books for a long time or probably forever and he is now in a league of his own.

Physique

Micheal Phelps stands 6 feet 4 inches tall, has incredibly long arms span of 6 feet 7 inches! He was definitely born to re-write the swimming records history and we may never come across with such an athlete in our life time.

Summary
(Michael Phelp's 2008 Beijing Olympics Record)

August 10 400 m individual medley Gold Medal, World Record 4:03.84
August 11 4 x 100 m freestyle relay Gold Medal, World Record 3:08.24
August 12 200 m freestyle Gold Medal, World Record 1:42.96
August 13 200 m butterfly Gold Medal, World Record 1:52.03
August 13 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Gold Medal, World Record 6:58.56
August 15 200 m individual medley Gold Medal, World Record 1:54.23
August 16 100 m butterfly Gold Medal, Olympic Record 50.58
August 17 4 x 100 m medley relay Gold Medal, World Record 3:29.34