Michael Phelps is widely expected to try and equal or better Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals (all of which he also broke a world record in).
If Phelps can win 7 golds in Beijng it would represent a greater achievement than that of Spitz - even if he doesn't get the world records to match...
After Michael Phelps was exposed by the News of the World this Sunday as a pot smoking fiend and all-round danger to society, the blogosphere has been positively throbbing with "BongGate" posts.
ndy Murray's loss this week in the Australian Open served as a timely reminder of just how tough elite sport is.I mean, that's obvious, right? Surely by definition, to be the best in the World is a fantastically difficult thing to achieve. But that's on one level....
What an incredible story. Dara Torres (41) has made her 5th Olympics after winning the 100m freestyle at the US Olympic Trials, becoming oldest female to compete in Olympic swimming, 8 years after being the oldest member of the US team in Sydney!