He Finally Failed????

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Warning: Spoilers ahead.

Repeat, spoilers ahead!

It was bound to happen - Michael Phelps did it.

He TIED Mark Spitz's record of most gold medals won in one Olympic Games!!!

The U.S. swimmer took home his 7th gold in Beijing on Saturday in the 100-meter butterfly.

But, it was very very close.

Phelps clocked 1/100ths of a second faster (50.58) than his foe, Milorad Cavic of Serbia.

Now, Phelps has the opportunity to break history as he goes for his 8th gold medal.

Think he can do it???

Hell yeah!!!

[Image via WENN.]

    Posted: Aug 15, 2008 at 11:14 pm / Email this  »

    187 comments to “He Finally Failed????”

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    1. 1

      WOOHOO He did it again!!!!!



    2. 2

      I love it when it comes down to the last few meters.



    3. 3

      1st!



    4. 4

      Yayee…proud to be an american.



    5. 5

      nevermiiiiiind. :( ,

      that was pretty awesome though.



    6. 6

      This man is effing phenomenal!



    7. 7

      1st.



    8. 8

      Dang, this young god/man was a fish in a previous life.



    9. 9

      No failure, didn't break the world record, but an AMAZING race. My heart is still pounding!

    10. Minx says – reply to this


      10

      THAT RACE WAS UNBELIEVABLY CLOSE!!!!!!! MY GOD PHOTO FINISH!



    11. 11

      I really do hope he does!….Wooooooo



    12. 12

      am I the only one who does not get into this Olympic stuff?

      **exceptions of half naked men :)

      ready for my spanking and how unpatriotic I am… ja ja



    13. 13

      He cannot fail. This young man has already done so much. What a poop title.



    14. 14

      So amazing.



    15. 15

      Even though I'm Australian, this gargantuan effort deserves to be applauded! Congratulations Master Phelps - you're doing your country proud.



    16. 16

      Amazing!



    17. 17

      HELL YES!!!!!



    18. 18

      OMJ! i was so scared when that happened. i thought he lost it :(
      BUT HE DIDNT!
      and i loved the expression on his moms face. and how she just dissapeared into her seat lol



    19. 19

      He's studly.
      mmm, Michael Phelps.



    20. 20

      This guy is a freak of nature. As an Australian, I'm saying "Go Michael!" We're about to witness more history in the making. Good luck to him - he deserves all the success and accolades.



    21. 21

      aquaman wears michael phelps pajamas to bed!



    22. 22

      What an exhilarating race to watch - Phelps is UNSTOPPABLE!



    23. 23

      this is my first time being first or second in a post and i dont get why ppl want to be first so badly. i feel no different…



    24. 24

      MAGICAL!!!



    25. 25

      mmmmmmmmmmmm he so yummy (:
      haha kidding but he's quite the swimmerrr!



    26. 26

      : )



    27. 27

      He can't win the 8th!!!
      USA was disqualified in the medly relay b/c a team member jump started… i heard… it was on the offical website!!!!!



    28. 28

      Hell yea, doing the USA proud! GO MIKEY!



    29. 29

      he is amazing and he can break all the records he wants, it would be shiteous to compete against him, you would know that you will lose, he is great



    30. 30

      thats false .
      cavic won
      CLEARLY



    31. 31

      Yummy abs uhh yum



    32. 32

      My future husband



    33. 33

      I'm seeing big endorsement deals in his future, along with a two month blitzkrieg of all the talk shows. He deserves it though. Good job Phelps.



    34. 34

      i have BETTER NEWS:
      twilight's coming out 3 weeks early!!!
      woo hoo november 21

      TWILIGHT FTW!!!!



    35. 35

      O! and micheal phelps is pretty hot, and i heard he burns 4000 calories a day!
      wtf?? thats more than i eat in a day o_o



    36. 36

      the guy he beat is trying to contest the gold medal, but I guess they can't use video in the complaint so he is pretty much S.O.L.



    37. 37

      why do you always make it out like he effed up? do you really not like him?



    38. 38

      I want to bake cookies on him! gawd he's so hot!

    39. malix says – reply to this


      39

      OMG!!!!!
      That was one of the best race ever!!!
      All my best wishes to phelps from Chile :D
      He's so hot!!!!! ;)
      GO FERNANDO GONZALEZ!!!!! :D
      Perez Rlz!!! :)
      XOXO
      Bye =)



    40. 40

      geez perez you're a bit slow with your updates!
      and carolina i don't know where you heard that, USA qualified 0.01 seconds faster than Australia for the final and i wouldn't be surprised if Aus wins tomorrow, go aussie go!



    41. 41

      yay!! he is so hot. & he totally won. His schedules crazy the others got more rest than him if he wasnt so tired he'd whoop their ass even more. yupp lets go 8 for 8.



    42. 42

      ahh that WAS close, I saw it!
      and can i just say, he's HOT!!

      ps PEREZ the mirrors ads are scary!



    43. 43

      I CANT BELIEVE IT!! This man is a Dolphin!!!!!!!!!!!

    44. malix says – reply to this


      44

      i hope phelps win the next competition, he deserves that 8º medal

    45. didi says – reply to this


      45

      he is a great athlete. and kinda cute.



    46. 46

      hell yes :D phelps is such a monster in the water, it's unnatural. no one can beat him, no one! so what, the guy came close?! it'll never happen again!



    47. 47

      it looks like mr. Incredible is tired, so that's why there is no world record, but anyway IT IS ANOTHER GOLD FOR THE GREATEST! CONGRATS! and GOOD LUCK TOMORROW! :)



    48. 48

      Re: SerbChick

      YOU HAVE NO FUCKING MIND. obviously he won, the touchpad time proved it.



    49. 49

      Re: SerbChick
      yes, serbchick. CLEARLY.
      i hope you didn't miss the sarcasm.



    50. 50

      YEAH BOOOOOOOOOOY!! that was such a good race!!!!!!



    51. 51

      This race was….wow! I was amazed, and initially i thought cavic one, but viewing it from under water and in slow motion you can tell phelps touched first. as for tomorrow's race…..i wouldnt be surprised if australia won



    52. 52

      HOLY CRAP! He is pretty much AMAZING!!!!! GO PHELPS!!



    53. 53

      That was AWESOME!!!!



    54. 54

      He looked way thinner during the interview with NBC, i guess it must be all that swimming lol :)



    55. 55

      He definitely deserves the title he just earned. I can't believe he's accomplished this much. Wait, take that back. I CAN believe it. He puts in so much time for swimming. I like, pretty idolize him now.
      I HOPE he comes to the next Olympics in four years.
      That would make my life.
      WAY TO GO MICHAEL!



    56. 56

      BALTIMORE REPRAZENT!!!!!!! GOOD JOB MICHAEL!!!!!!!



    57. 57

      omg he is amazing



    58. 58

      i hope he´s clean… go Phelps, do the 8th !

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    59. 59

      GO PHELPS! "YOU CAN DO IT!"



    60. 60

      I thought the other guy won… it was super close…



    61. 61

      I could
      zzzzzzzzzzz
      eat him 4
      zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
      breakfazt..lunch…and dinner
      zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
      thiz dude iz a very ””fine tool””
      zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
      zo glad he iz::::::::: U.S.A. U.S.A.
      zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
      phelpz:::”””'GREATEZT ATHLETE EVER”””””':::::::::::::



    62. 62

      Re: Kathryn
      Same here, I'd rather be watching re-runs of Will and Grace. But Go USA :)



    63. 63

      Re: krazihottkelli/bitchygrl

      I hate comments like those… what's with all the ZZZZZZZZ whatever back to Phelps boy



    64. 64

      That last butterfly stroke was RIDICULOUS. If he hadn't taken the chance to go with it, he would've lost…I mean, have gotten silver. Still, this proves that he's got IT, though he's much better at long distance. I haven't seen him this happy about a win for a while, so I guess it's always better when there's competition.
      Lil' Wayne should really give a shout out to him sometime, with all the name dropping for him Phelps has done.
      He's done a phenomenal job, but somehow I don't want the U.S. relay team to win gold tomorrow. It's like the Patriots situation last year–if they lose, it'll be a big disappointment, but if they win, we'll never hear the end of Phelps. Eh, as long as he keeps his shirt off, I guess I can handle it.



    65. 65

      is he gay? i love his ears, very cute…. ;) ))

      please vote for my slogan at
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    66. 66

      Congratulations Michael Phelps!
      he did it again (: but we knew he would
      he's gorgeous and represents america and baltimore well
      no matter what happens tomorrow
      its safe to say he'll be coming home to a warm welcome



    67. 67

      my comments are dissapearing



    68. 68

      hIs fAce iS peRfEct fOr a sMiLE. hAHA



    69. 69

      Re: Shellian
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    70. 70

      Re: JokerBaby

      Stop smoking crack.



    71. 71

      No one in the whole world is better than him.
      We are so lucky to have him. China needs to stop cheating.
      They are pathetic.



    72. 72

      Re: April**

      It draws in more views with a title like this.



    73. 73

      He's great coz he does what he loves over and over.
      That's the only way to get to the great level.
      Team USA



    74. 74

      omg he is amazing, i hope he breaks the record!



    75. 75

      saw the interview with Bob Costas, Mark Spitz & Michael Phelps….he seems to be a very sincere without alot of words…very shy . He was at a loss for words, but you could tell he meant every praise for Mark Spitz.
      I hope he's on the Wheaties Box along with the women gymnast Nastia & Shawn…PROUD TO BE AMERICANS - - - WHEW HOO



    76. 76

      Re: PoisonBitchyIvy
      cheated?



    77. 77

      Re: Cattac
      HEy fUkFaCE
      I dOn'T sMOke
      cRacK..iDiOt
      wEEdSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS



    78. 78

      He is a gift from God. Maybe he's part God!



    79. 79

      After this Olympicz, Plelps will be able to do any damn thing he wants.
      And have any girl he wants.
      He's so great.



    80. 80

      that race was AMAZING.

      i can't wait to see him get the 8th medal !



    81. 81

      No, he can't do it, but the USA swim team can and will.

      And PoisonBitchyIvy is talking about China's gymnast being underage. They're cheaters



    82. 82

      Re: boo radley
      China was cheating last night. They paid judges to give the Chinese girls in gymnastics better scores..and when they did we called them on it and they changed the scores. Plus using young girls to compete. Of course there's no way for them to CHEAT AND BEAT PHELPS..UNLESS IT WAS A ROBOT THAT COULD SWIM THE SPEED OF LIGHT.



    83. 83

      wat perez of course he can do it!! how dare you ask! woooo in your face mark

    84. rosha says – reply to this


      84

      He will not fail! I didn't get to see the race but I probably wouldn't have been able to stand the suspense anyway! Go Micheal, we love you baby!



    85. 85

      Re: Cattac
      My sister sayz she wants to eat your face for saying that I smoked crack.



    86. 86

      Re: PoisonBitchyIvy
      oh yeah, no i saw that. i thought you meant they were cheating in swimming. i know, shawn johnson and that russian girls were getting shitty scores. i was really mad cuz they both did amazing



    87. 87

      zurfergirlz 4/phelpz
      Rock on baby
      You are so fine.
      Fuk China



    88. 88

      I can dive in water from the highest mountain cliff. I do want to have this boy in the water, I can teach him a couple things.



    89. 89

      for fucks sake, i am so tired of the olympics only being about michael phelps, and i'm sure he is too. the way other AMAZING competitors have been ignored in these games is ridiculous.
      the truth is cavic should have won. the only reason phelps got it was because his arm is longer than cavic's, cavic was there before him! and actually, ryan lochte IS a faster swimmer than phelps. phelps is a mid-distance swimmer, in shorter races, lochte has always been faster than he is. i've seen it!

    90. Puffy says – reply to this


      90

      of course he can



    91. 91

      WHEN I BECOME YOUR PRESIDENT

      I WILL PICK PHELPS FOR MY VICE PRESIDENT

      WE WILL ALL LIVE IN HARMONY AND EVERYONE

      WILL LEARN HOW TO SWIM AND GET HEALTHY.



    92. 92

      I would hardly call that "failing" Perez? Looking like Mark Chapman's twin, that;s what I would call failing!



    93. 93

      uhmm ok.. yeah, he does get a lot of exposure but a) he didn't ask for it and b) it's expected because he's about to beat a record that's been standing for like 30 years. and saying he only won because of the length of his arm is like saying michael jordan only beat someone because he's taller. The way your built is either a disadvantage or an advantage. But what Cavic was lacking in a physical sense, he should have made up for in speed and skill. Michael literally has the body, the drive, and the talent of the perfect swimmer. And in the end, that's the deciding factor.



    94. 94

      Re: boo radley
      They are such cheaters. China has more people than us and they can't find
      any decent athlete's in that big giant country? Did you see there cheerleaders? Now that was some cute shit. Grinding, I'm surprised China
      let them grind. Perez, get that on video. it's funny .



    95. 95

      As a former year-round state champion swimmer who has swam with the likes of all the greatest swimmers in the world, I want to make it very clear that Michael Phelps has done what no other swimmer in this age can do. I have watched his 100 fly swim in the Olympics over and over again…to be in 7th and win…I am completely amazed and shocked about this swim. Let me be clear—I am NOT a complete 100% Phelps fan–I believe Ryan Lohte or Natalie Coughlin are a better swimmer all around—but Phelps is magical to the sport of swimming. Short of a false start in the medley relay–he is good for 8 gold medals. Phelps has turned me into a believer that you can do whatever you want in the Olympics. GOD! I am still in full shock about this. I am not usually proud of America, but Damn, Michael, you put me at a loss for words.

    96. Voila says – reply to this


      96

      God! He's perfect



    97. 97

      our swim team just came in first and advances to the finalz…
      God, we are great.



    98. 98

      I also want to absolutely give a HUGE acknowledgement to RYAN LOCHTE! If not for Michael Phelps, Lochte would be known as the best swimmer in the world. I just cannot WAIT til the medley relay tomorrow—which short of a false start or DQ–the USA will win gold and Michael Phelps will win his 8th gold medal. Whether or not he is a douchebag in life—I am soooooooooooooooooo excited for what he is doing for the sport of swimming. First hand, I know the dedication it takes to train for the Olympcs. Michael, again, I am so proud of you, and EVERY swimmer on the Olympic team



    99. 99

      Something about him is so attractive… He's amazing, I wonder it makes him work harder or if it's kind of boring him because he's so unstoppable and AMAZING.



    100. 100

      I want to congratulate EVERY American swimmer who has rocked this Olympics-Michael, Aaron, Ryan, Katie, Jason, Ricky, EVERYONE—YOU HAVE DONE NOT ONLY THE SPORT PROUD BUT USA PROUD–THANK YOU

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