Meish Goldish - Michael Phelps. Anything is Possible! (2009).pdf - Fabularne, biograficzne triathlon - sanior

the 2008 Beijing olympics

Michael Phelps shot through the water like a bullet

through the air. If the U.S. Olympic swim team won this

4 x 100‑meter medley relay , Michael would get another gold

medal. He had already won seven. Another one would break

American swimmer Mark Spitz’s 1972 record. Spitz had won

seven gold medals—the most ever at a single Olympics.

Michael cut through the water with amazing speed in his

part of the relay race.

When Michael began his leg of the relay race, however,

his team was behind. Swimmers from Japan and Australia

were in the lead. Michael fought extra hard to catch up.

Could he swim fast enough for his team to take the lead

and win ?

In an Olympic relay, each member

of the winning team receives a gold

medal. However, the win counts as

only one gold medal for the country

that the athletes represent.

Michael, middle, swimming the

third leg of the 4 x 100‑meter

medley relay race

Meish Goldish - Michael Phelps. Anything is Possible! (2009).pdf