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THE GOLD MEDAL KING — U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps (far left) climbs the starting block for the men's 200-meter butterfly final during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Olympics in Beijing Wednesday. Phelps won gold and set a new world record. He is also the Olympics' most prolific gold-medal winner, passing former U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz and track & field great Carl Lewis.
THE GOLD MEDAL KING — U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps (far left) climbs the starting block for the men's 200-meter butterfly final during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Olympics in Beijing Wednesday. Phelps won gold and set a new world record. He is also the Olympics' most prolific gold-medal winner, passing former U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz and track & field great Carl Lewis.
