Michael Phelps 8 Olympic Gold Medals - 2008 Beijing Olympic Swimming
Sports fans and average humans were left dumbfounded last week as Michael Phelps and his USA Swimming teammates shattered records on a daily basis. With 20 world-best marks falling in Bejing—as many as in the last two Olympics combined—what's the scientific secret weapon? And while Olympians crushed 28 records in 1972—the year Mark Spitz won his now-surpassed seven gold medals—what makes Phelps and Co. so much better than swimmers of yesteryear?
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