Phelps in seventh heaven

Michael Phelps claimed a record seventh gold medal at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne to stake his claim to swimming immortality.

Phelps in seventh heaven
Sun, 01 Apr, 2007 - 14:51

Michael Phelps claimed a record seventh gold medal at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne to stake his claim to swimming immortality.

The 21-year-old American thus eclipsed the record of Australian Ian Thorpe, who had held the previous best of six golds at one World Championships.

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