On August 17, 2008 (July 17th of the lunar calendar), American swimming prodigy Phelps created a myth at the Beijing Olympics.

On August 17, 2008, American swimming prodigy Michael Phelps created a legend at the Beijing Olympic Games, winning the eighth gold medal in one Olympic Games, setting a new world record.

A moment in history was finally born. After winning the first gold medal in the Water Cube, Phelps won the last gold medal in the Water Cube of this Olympics, surpassing Spitz and becoming the first person to swim in the Olympics. At 11:07 a.m. Beijing time on August 17, Phelps cooperated with his teammates to win the gold medal in the men's 4*100-meter medley relay. This Olympic Games participated in eight events, won all gold medals, and broke seven world records.

Before the game: Only the US team can stop the US team

From the perspective of absolute strength, the strength of the US team is unmatched, and some media even believe that only the US team itself can prevent them from winning the championship and prevent Phelps from creating new history. Some people also dug up the old case of last year's World Championships. It was the mistake of his teammates that allowed Phelps to only win 7 gold medals and was forced to delay the "God-making plan" for a year.

During the game: Teammates nearly buried Phelps again

The first swimmer for the US team was the first man in the men's swimming pool backstroke, world record holder Pell Sol, whose formidable strength in this event left his opponents in the dust. Even though the Australian star Stoker chased after him, he was still thrown by Pell Sol after 100 meters by 0.64 seconds.

Just when people thought the American team would easily win the championship again, they almost capsized at the Water Cube. Brendan Hansen, who was in flat form at this Olympics, not only failed to win a medal in the 100-meter breaststroke, which he was good at, but almost ruined Phelps's career.

He was almost completely defeated in the contest with experts such as Kosuke Kitajima, which not only gave the US team the lead, but also dropped the team's ranking to third.

Maker: Phelps saves the dream

The American team is behind, but the third baton is Phelps. To "create a god", he needs to personally step up to save his dream.

In just 100 meters, Phelps, who is considered by everyone to be "different from people on earth" and "may fly out of the pool", once again demonstrated his strength to people. Although the distance of 100 meters is still very short for him, this length is still enough to make history. Ranked third to receive the baton, he overtook the leading team Japan and Australia, ensuring that the American team ranked first before the sprint.

Dream realization: Lezak helps Phelps again

History is an astonishing coincidence. The man who was able to personally help Phelps realize his dream for the fourth leg of the American team was Lezak.

In the men's 4 * 100-meter freestyle relay final on August 11, it was Lezak's bravery at the last moment that surpassed the French "flying fish" Bernard, and the advantage of 0.08 seconds allowed Phelps to continue to stand on the journey of chasing his dream.

It was Lezak again. When he took the baton, the American team only led by 0.25 seconds, withstood the attack of Sullivan, the king of Australian freestyle, and not only held his position, but also further extended the lead. With 10 meters left in the game, the American team began to cheer in advance when they saw Lezak, who was still half a body ahead.

In the end, the United States lived up to expectations and broke its own world record with a time of 3:29.34, and won the important gold medal. Australia was 0.7 seconds behind in second place, and Japan broke the Asian record to win the bronze medal.

Attached are the final results:

1. Team USA 3:29.34

2. Australia 3:30:04

3. Japan team 3 minutes 31.18 seconds

4. Russian team 3 minutes 31 seconds 92

5. New Zealand team 3 minutes 33 seconds 39

6. The British team 3:33.69

7. South Africa 3:33.70

8. Italian team, the result is cancelled (the last bat jumps)

Comment: Phelps is a myth in the swimming world. I'm afraid it will be difficult for anyone to surpass him in the future.