Obama tweets Phelps as non-competing Irish athletes celebrate Team Ireland

Barack Obama has tweeted his congratulations to US swimmer Michael Phelps after he made Olympic history last night.

Obama tweets Phelps as non-competing Irish athletes celebrate Team Ireland
Wed, 01 Aug, 2012 - 10:49

Barack Obama has tweeted his congratulations to US swimmer Michael Phelps after he made Olympic history last night.

Phelps last night brought his all-time medal tally to a record 19, one more than Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina in 1964.

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