has 11 gold medals now,most ever by any athlete.

he has 5 golds,5 world records in 4 days right now.

3 events left to go for 8 golds in one olympics,record is 7 golds

its a show worth watching for sure,and last night in the 4x200,they broke he world record by 4 seconds and the second place team was half a pool length behind

 

He is one amazing dude! I'm glad he is here in my lifetime. I doubt we'll see another of his caliber any time soon.

 

here ya man...me to.

glad to see at least SOMEONE ELSE is appreciative of this man

 

Hey I appreciate this guy for sure he is one amazing swimmer for sure. Last night was a amazing meet to watch the USA team was on fire for sure.

 

yeah its great......ive been stopping what i have been doing the last 4 nights at around 10pm just to turn my attention for the couple of minutes to what hes trying to achieve.

 

I'm not American, so I'm not cheering him on, but I still gotta respect what he's been able to achieve.

 

To see that young man move thru the water is like watching art in motion. I've seen lots of swimming, all 3 of my kids swim competively year round, and it is incredible how good he is. There is just no wasted movement. All energy is focused on moving him toward the next wall. i certainly hope he can pull of the 8 golds.

 

So when do the doping allegations start?

I am highly impressed by the guy - but can't help wondering when someone's going to accuse him of it.

 

Who knows. I agree the accusations are bound to happen. But they test after each swim (afaik) and nothing yet.

 

He eats 8,000 to 10,000 calories of food a day. I've been doing that for the last 10 years and I can't even make to the other end of the pool. I don't understand.

 

what length pool you talking, a backyard one??

 

The guy is one heck of an athlete, I enjoy watching him compete.

 

I seriously doubt there will be any doping allegations. He's been tested daily since he's been there. It's been basically the most stringently controlled Olympics in history with regard to testing. After each day's swim, and after his interviews, he's required to go be tested before he can go eat, rest, etc.

If someone brings up doping allegations, they're going to have a lot of precedent to disprove.

As for not seeing another athlete like him in our lifetimes....well, I used to believe that. I was young, but I remember Mark Spitz kicking everyone's butt in the Munich Olympics in 1972. I remember my dad saying there would never be another swimmer like him. Well, dad's still alive, and I told him last night that he was full of fertilizer. So, who knows what the future may bring. They'll probably legalize genetic engineering, allow for the addition of gills and flippers, and some mutant will win 23 gold medals because not only did he kick butt in the swimming competition, but he also smoked everybody in the rowing events because he was able to qualify by taping an oar to his back. This world will never cease to amaze, so enjoy the show.

Oh, and just to give some retort to Herman's comments...I'm not Canadian, but I still cheer for them to do well. Granted, I'd prefer for the Americans to do better if they're in the same race, but if they're not, I watch to see if the Canadians can do well. Maybe I need to read some Canadian policy to find out if I've been breaking the rules in their country by cheering for some of their athletes.

 

We beat the Dutch girls at softball.

 

he swims a couple of heats tonight between 10-11pm