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Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps, USA, celebrates the Men's 100m Butterfly at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008. By winning gold in the Men's 100m Butterfly Phelps tied Mark Spitz's record of winning seven gold medals in a single Olympic Games.Adam Pretty/Getty Images
USA 4 x 200 Freestyle Relay, Beijing 2008 Olympics - Schmitt, Coughlin, Burckle, and Hoff
USA 4 x 200 Freestyle Relay, Beijing 2008 Olympics - Schmitt, Coughlin, Burckle, and HoffClive Brunskill/Getty Images
Margaret Hoelzer, Kirsty Coventry, and Reiko Nakamura
(L-R) Silver medalist Margaret Hoelzer, USA, gold medalist Kirsty Coventry, ZIM, and bronze medalist Reiko Nakamura, JPN, on the podium for the 200m Backstroke at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Coventry won in a world record time of 2:05:24.Ezra Shaw/Getty Images