HOLY CRAP. Anyone just see that? He was PHENOMENAL. I thought that he might not make it to first tonight because it was wayyy too close for comfort. He was still in the lead, but only slightly and not by a landslide like usual, and it was anyone's fair game. But in the last second he pulled through, and literally by the hundredth of a second, he won! HOW IN THE HELL DOES HE DO IT? I love this guy! He's made me a fan for life! Why he wasn't this established before is beyond me.
MICHAEL PHELPS you are my idol and inspiration I love you since the first time I saw you on pic I am your no.1 solid fan i wish someday you will visit all of your filipino fans here in philippines especially me KEEP INSPIRING PEOPLE ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH DISABILITIES LIKE ME YOU ARE GORGEOUS AND HOT YOUR VERY CHARMING FACE AND SMILE MAKE MY LIFE COMPLETE CONGRATULATIONS! TAKE CARE! GODBLESS AND GOODLUCK FOR MORE GOALS! "YOU INSPIRED THE WHOLE WORLD" "YOU ARE A LEGEND AND A REAL HERO
I think overall other than Michael Jordan Michael Phelps is one of the best athletes the USA has ever produced. Out of all the athletes in the world, his dominance, and impressive accomplishments make him the best athlete and a world wide phenomenon overall. Michael Phelps is a legend, and represents the best of what the USA stands for. He has a amazing gift, he has phenomenal swimming abilities and he can be considered one of the all time greats in Olympic history.
What Michael Phelps has done is phenomenal and fabulous. He is clearly the greatest swimmer of all time, and one of the greatest Olympians of all time. But for people to say he is the greatest athlete of all time? Ike wants to know how Michael Phelps' recent performance is more impressive than Michael Jordan winning six NBA championships.
Michael Phelps is the best athlete in the world in my opinion. While ESPN nominated Tiger Woods as athlete of the last decade to me Michael Phelps accomplishments are far most impressive. Mark Spitz holds the superior prestige for not having messed up outside the swimming pool and as a role model, but Michael Phelps is the best swimmer in the world. 14 Olympic gold medals and 2 Bronze medals, 16 Olympic medals overall, 26 world championships , 66 medals in international contests.
alright im a Jamaican and was all about Usain bolt but now that i saw this race i have to say big up to Phelps this guy is phenomenal and exceptional in his own right.and i heard he has asthma or something too which makes him that much more exceptional.ONE LOVE
I am so very pleased to be an American. With Michael Phelps catapulting America's dominance the world over, I hope the world realizes -- finally -- that America is the best place to live - anywhere. America is great. If you don't live here, I feel sorry for you. But cheer up. You can always visit. Have a wonderfully happy day.
Michael Phelps gave millions of people that normally don't watch the Olympics something to watch and be excited about. Don't hate dude, he's making millions now and your just some troll typing bitter stuff living in your parents basement to make yourself feel better about yourself. Keep up the good work brotha, you are very entertaining!
michael phelps is in singapore (my country) now to adjust to the asian climate in time for the beijing olympics. the brazillian football team is also here (:
Someone should call Michael Phelps Captain America, because he is the best athlete in the planet other than best swimmer in the world. Sure there are amazing athletes in the world, but the impressive accomplishments of Michael Phelps is difficult for any athlete in the world to match with his amazing and superior accomplishments. He is one of the best athletes the USA has ever produced.
he is truely amazing. I heard on tv that he had/has (?) autism, and grew up being picked on and teased and stuff. I guess this proves that you really can overcome your problems to become truly great. Inspiring man.
i love how i'm australian but i always root for phelps. he's incredible. i do love that he's bringing more attention to the sport, however it definitely is not all about him. still love him though!
his turns are really good, especially his butterfly kicks off the wall. people that don't swim competitively really don't understand how fast this guy is. People are always on his back about the drug use thing, they're so negative. But you have to look at it from a swimmer's perspective, he's a beast. crazy fast. it looks like he's negative splitting each 50! that's skill, my friend.
@pura1998 he really is. and his spine is aligned some weird way that means his hips don't drop when he breaths. thats why he can breath so often without slowing down. its just not fair
its whenever u need to breath. and phelps breaths every stroke 4 a reason, its in a video called "Michael Phekps training tips" or sumthing along those lines
For those who say he's doped, you should know he has voluntarily submitted to a new program where some of the athletes from the olympics are being tested twice as much as the other athletes, and many of the tests are state of the art, still experimental, testing for as many possible chemical agents as possible. He has come out negative every single time.
Actually, I'm pretty sure most guys just respect him. Guys aren't jealous of him, they just look up to him. There is a HUGE difference between envy and looking up to someone
@thexdarkestx i totally agree after 100 yards your stroke begins to degenerate a little, but michael phelps is just so good, i thought that his stroke would just remain constant the entire time at two or three strokes per breath
For those of you who commented that are swimmers, who noticed him breathing every single stroke? And for those of you new swimmers out there, DON'T DO IT!!!!!
well even so its hard not to hear about it, it was all over the radio, internet news on yahoo and msn pages, tv news or not, and pictures on the internet. and everyone knows micehal phelps, he was the highlight star of the 2008 olympics
Usain Bolt is a sprint specialist. Michael Phelps is an all-arounder. If Bolt enters the hurdles, 400, 800, long jump, and maybe the 4x4 if he has good teammates, then he will have 8 gold medals. 99% Swimmers worked their whole lives just for one or two events.
People need to lay off him for smoking marijuana. He's the world's best athlete now, the best ever Olympian, and one of the best athletes who ever lived. He's also a young man, so we need to excuse him for partying any other thing that comes naturally to a young handsome, extremely successful man. If I was in his boat, at his age, my reputation would be in tatters by now.
@EscarneoExquisito but swimming requires no teamwork or communication in comparison with other sports, so on that notion alone you can not say it is the hardest sport. Maybe you could say it is the most physically testing, but even that is hard to prove.
oh sorry i exagerated one thing. and i said im happy being a nice guy average swimmer rather than fast swimmer d-bag. ive had my share of competition. ive had several state records in my prime and several state championships. ive raced peter vanderkaays little brother in 400 IMs and been a nation champion in my age group several years back. im not bitter at all for what i accomplished in swimming. u cant swim forever, your carreer has to end. a michael phelps is 1 in a million. im happy with me
Phelps is strong enough to keep his hips up after every breath as well. The problem is that too much breathing causes the hips to sink and cause excessive drag.
He smashed Hoogie at the 2007 World Championships. He broke Thorpe's WR at the same meet. He will swim the 100m Free at future meets, and the best race in swimming is not the 100 free, it's the 400IM
i have a question. how come when do the front crawl kick, my feet are pointed inwards for some reason and so i'm going REALLY slow when i just do the front crawl kicks. is there any way to fix that because i think my feet should be straight when i'm kicking. (i've been swimming for a few years now. i've learned with a few bullshit teachers therefore wasting some time. but i'm pretty good at it. i'm done all the levels, and i can be a lifeguard but i'm only 14 right now.
Wow.. the thing about Phelps' splits is that he gets faster with each split after the first 50, when normally swimmers start to fatigue and their splits get slower. But each split is just a little bit faster than the last...
Damn Phelps is a great swimmer. I find it weird that noone mentions Grant Hackett holds more single world records than him though. If it werent for relays, Hackett would be know as the king of the pool
Do you think just anyone can swim 8 categories? It's hugely physically exhausting, he had to compete in 17 races and win 8--and got World Records in 7, and an Olympic Record in the other one. He may not be the "greatest Olympian" but he's definitely among the greatest.
That was absolutely amazing, what a powerful swimming race!
HOLY CRAP. Anyone just see that? He was PHENOMENAL. I thought that he might not make it to first tonight because it was wayyy too close for comfort. He was still in the lead, but only slightly and not by a landslide like usual, and it was anyone's fair game. But in the last second he pulled through, and literally by the hundredth of a second, he won! HOW IN THE HELL DOES HE DO IT? I love this guy! He's made me a fan for life! Why he wasn't this established before is beyond me.
Phelps just took off on that last turn passing the leader who was in the lead for two thirds of the race.
MICHAEL PHELPS you are my idol and inspiration I love you since the first time I saw you on pic I am your no.1 solid fan i wish someday you will visit all of your filipino fans here in philippines especially me KEEP INSPIRING PEOPLE ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH DISABILITIES LIKE ME
YOU ARE GORGEOUS AND HOT
YOUR VERY CHARMING FACE AND SMILE MAKE MY LIFE COMPLETE
CONGRATULATIONS! TAKE CARE!
GODBLESS AND GOODLUCK FOR MORE GOALS!
"YOU INSPIRED THE WHOLE WORLD"
"YOU ARE A LEGEND AND A REAL HERO
My favorite stroke is butterfly.
Agreed, it looks so impressive
Same
Backstroke is mine, although I can only do a 40 sec 50 backstroke, I’m proud of it!
I'm a Canadian and i don't see why people are talking trash between each other. Michael Phelps is the best swimmer of our time.
240p, We meet again.
😂
His last fly was incredible. He won by .01 good inspiration. I want to some day be in the olympics.
I HATE FLY SO MUCH.
Girlgamer192 don't all swimmers?😂
Best stroke is fly for me I love it
I only see this stuff in movies till now, like over taking in the last lap. Phelps is really incredible stuff. Awesome.
I think overall other than Michael Jordan Michael Phelps is one of the best athletes the USA has ever produced. Out of all the athletes in the world, his dominance, and impressive accomplishments make him the best athlete and a world wide phenomenon overall. Michael Phelps is a legend, and represents the best of what the USA stands for. He has a amazing gift, he has phenomenal swimming abilities and he can be considered one of the all time greats in Olympic history.
amazing... phelps can break so many records and win 8/8 gold medals while under such immense pressure. he's a swimming machine!!!
What Michael Phelps has done is phenomenal and fabulous. He is clearly the greatest swimmer of all time, and one of the greatest Olympians of all time.
But for people to say he is the greatest athlete of all time?
Ike wants to know how Michael Phelps' recent performance is more impressive than Michael Jordan winning six NBA championships.
Phelps works harder than most people. 5 years of daily swimming and no breaks. And he's very disciplines and deserves every medal he wins. Amazing
Michael Phelps is the best athlete in the world in my opinion. While ESPN nominated Tiger Woods as athlete of the last decade to me Michael Phelps accomplishments are far most impressive. Mark Spitz holds the superior prestige for not having messed up outside the swimming pool and as a role model, but Michael Phelps is the best swimmer in the world. 14 Olympic gold medals and 2 Bronze medals, 16 Olympic medals overall, 26 world championships , 66 medals in international contests.
alright im a Jamaican and was all about Usain bolt but now that i saw this race i have to say big up to Phelps this guy is phenomenal and exceptional in his own right.and i heard he has asthma or something too which makes him that much more exceptional.ONE LOVE
I am so very pleased to be an American. With Michael Phelps catapulting America's dominance the world over, I hope the world realizes -- finally -- that America is the best place to live - anywhere. America is great. If you don't live here, I feel sorry for you. But cheer up. You can always visit. Have a wonderfully happy day.
god you guys are quick. Man that was a nerve racking race. What a feat! What a freak of nature!
Michael Phelps gave millions of people that normally don't watch the Olympics something to watch and be excited about.
Don't hate dude, he's making millions now and your just some troll typing bitter stuff living in your parents basement to make yourself feel better about yourself. Keep up the good work brotha, you are very entertaining!
Michael Phelps is a beast.
straight up AMAZING.
michael phelps is in singapore (my country) now to adjust to the asian climate in time for the beijing olympics. the brazillian football team is also here (:
Someone should call Michael Phelps Captain America, because he is the best athlete in the planet other than best swimmer in the world. Sure there are amazing athletes in the world, but the impressive accomplishments of Michael Phelps is difficult for any athlete in the world to match with his amazing and superior accomplishments. He is one of the best athletes the USA has ever produced.
@Jitterbug200714 the athletes usually arrive about a week or so before the start of the events
At the end, he clearly shouted "F*uck yeah!" ;)
Phelps' technique is so awesome..
See America, with practice, we can overcome anything. Congratulations, Mr.Phelps.
he is truely amazing. I heard on tv that he had/has (?) autism, and grew up being picked on and teased and stuff. I guess this proves that you really can overcome your problems to become truly great.
Inspiring man.
he has ADHD
I had so much energy while watching this! I felt like I was there!
To me, the most amazing thing about Phelps is that he swam home after the Olympics.
i met micheal phelps at one of the swim meet!! it was amazing
i love how i'm australian but i always root for phelps. he's incredible. i do love that he's bringing more attention to the sport, however it definitely is not all about him.
still love him though!
his turns are really good, especially his butterfly kicks off the wall. people that don't swim competitively really don't understand how fast this guy is. People are always on his back about the drug use thing, they're so negative. But you have to look at it from a swimmer's perspective, he's a beast. crazy fast. it looks like he's negative splitting each 50! that's skill, my friend.
ur right he is a super flexible swimmer he is double jointed in so many parts of his body which makes him great for fly
swimming is awesome, its hard, but competitive swimming, teaches you everything about discipline, hardwork, and mental toughness
love phelps! he swims with a unique perfection, he inspires me,while swimming, i'd like to invite Phelps to come for a bodyboard session.
I watched every race I could to this champion rise to be the greatest swimmer of all times.
@pura1998 he really is. and his spine is aligned some weird way that means his hips don't drop when he breaths. thats why he can breath so often without slowing down. its just not fair
4:18
"FU** YEAH!!!"
What's really amazing about him is the fact that he swam home after the Olympics in China.
He said "fuck yeah!"
michael phelps just won his 7th medal. He was coming second then pulled up and won by 1 millisecond
EPIC!!!1
Phelps has won more gold medals than anyone in HISTORY. Although Usain did amazing, Phelps is clearly the star here.
its whenever u need to breath. and phelps breaths every stroke 4 a reason, its in a video called "Michael Phekps training tips" or sumthing along those lines
un monstruo de la natacion , rompiendo nada menos que el record de otro monstruo como mark spitz
beast. i swim like 1/4 of that pool at my gym and im gassed. i love these guys cardio and stamina.
no. this was 06. his first world record was 2001, at age 16.
15 year nd 9 months actually :D
this race always gets me worked up and ready to go swim.
4:16 - 4:23 FUCK YEAH!!!!!
For those who say he's doped, you should know he has voluntarily submitted to a new program where some of the athletes from the olympics are being tested twice as much as the other athletes, and many of the tests are state of the art, still experimental, testing for as many possible chemical agents as possible. He has come out negative every single time.
Actually, I'm pretty sure most guys just respect him. Guys aren't jealous of him, they just look up to him. There is a HUGE difference between envy and looking up to someone
he did it guys he just broke the new record.8 medals for a champion
American football is a pansie's sport. It's basically rugby, but with armor. Rugby is a real man's game.
@thexdarkestx i totally agree after 100 yards your stroke begins to degenerate a little, but michael phelps is just so good, i thought that his stroke would just remain constant the entire time at two or three strokes per breath
this guy is an absolute modern marvel!!
He's NOT ugly! He's kinda cute when he smiles. =)
agreed :) he really is my hero
For those of you who commented that are swimmers, who noticed him breathing every single stroke? And for those of you new swimmers out there, DON'T DO IT!!!!!
incredible...
this is fantastic!
he is a great swimmer im rootin for him
he is my idol. my best time for this event is just blown out of the water. he is a god.
@valentines4u Okay, he was carb loading. He only eats 8000-10000 per day. Huge difference.
He is such a great inspirtion
coolest guy on this planet, can hit the bong and win 8 medals
well even so its hard not to hear about it, it was all over the radio, internet news on yahoo and msn pages, tv news or not, and pictures on the internet. and everyone knows micehal phelps, he was the highlight star of the 2008 olympics
Usain Bolt is a sprint specialist. Michael Phelps is an all-arounder. If Bolt enters the hurdles, 400, 800, long jump, and maybe the 4x4 if he has good teammates, then he will have 8 gold medals. 99% Swimmers worked their whole lives just for one or two events.
The Baltimore bullet... 23 and already a legend.
he makes me so pumped for the Olympics.. who else here is freakin' pumped as well?!?!?
Michael Phelps is my rolemodel hes awesome
People need to lay off him for smoking marijuana. He's the world's best athlete now, the best ever Olympian, and one of the best athletes who ever lived. He's also a young man, so we need to excuse him for partying any other thing that comes naturally to a young handsome, extremely successful man. If I was in his boat, at his age, my reputation would be in tatters by now.
not a fan of swimming
but this dude got an amazing talent.
glad to have him representin the U.S.
@EscarneoExquisito but swimming requires no teamwork or communication in comparison with other sports, so on that notion alone you can not say it is the hardest sport. Maybe you could say it is the most physically testing, but even that is hard to prove.
its over, he already got them all...EVERY ONE OF THEM! he rules.
he goes so fast because of how his body is built and his determination, not steroids.
Go Phelps
its interesting that he breaths every stroke when our coaches are all about ever other, or every three
oh sorry i exagerated one thing. and i said im happy being a nice guy average swimmer rather than fast swimmer d-bag. ive had my share of competition. ive had several state records in my prime and several state championships. ive raced peter vanderkaays little brother in 400 IMs and been a nation champion in my age group several years back. im not bitter at all for what i accomplished in swimming. u cant swim forever, your carreer has to end. a michael phelps is 1 in a million. im happy with me
Michael Phelps is the MAN!
Phelps is strong enough to keep his hips up after every breath as well. The problem is that too much breathing causes the hips to sink and cause excessive drag.
I really want to learn how to swim, swimming is a MUST-DO for me, i don't care how long it takes even i'm currently learning MMA.
He smashed Hoogie at the 2007 World Championships. He broke Thorpe's WR at the same meet. He will swim the 100m Free at future meets, and the best race in swimming is not the 100 free, it's the 400IM
Michael is my role model I want to be like him he is soooooo AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i have a question. how come when do the front crawl kick, my feet are pointed inwards for some reason and so i'm going REALLY slow when i just do the front crawl kicks. is there any way to fix that because i think my feet should be straight when i'm kicking. (i've been swimming for a few years now. i've learned with a few bullshit teachers therefore wasting some time. but i'm pretty good at it. i'm done all the levels, and i can be a lifeguard but i'm only 14 right now.
He's a great boy becoming a great man! The best fly swimmer!
Wow.. the thing about Phelps' splits is that he gets faster with each split after the first 50, when normally swimmers start to fatigue and their splits get slower. But each split is just a little bit faster than the last...
@kenndiata I stand corrected. I think you may be right
have you ever looked inside swimming goggles? there tinted and any water makes seeing exteremley hard especially at fast speeds.
omg, Michael Phelps!!!!! he always wins!!!
@crimpthe3rd swimming isnt about getting girls, nor getting fame. its about being the best swimmer you can be
I hv never seen Phelps celebrating like this
because of the photograph that was released of Phelps smoking weed , it was all over the news , have you been living under a rock ? =P
He lived next to my grandparents 2 years ago and I met him
Damn Phelps is a great swimmer. I find it weird that noone mentions Grant Hackett holds more single world records than him though. If it werent for relays, Hackett would be know as the king of the pool
200M's are always nerve-racking to watch for me.
He is such an inspiration though.
i give him more props for winning 8 gold medals while blazing..that takes some skill
8 gold medals in Beijing Olympics
he is amazing! Great!
SuperWarmonger,
he deserves it, he is the most amazing athlete in the Olympics right now. HE WON EVERYTHING THAT WAS THROWN AT HIM!...so get over it.
Where can i download these olympic videos of Phelps in higher quality, so that i wont have to download form youtube?
please reply!
phelps rocks he is a great athlete...
@greengaurd8 hes not the only swimmer to swim early in the morning
wow..that last run was insane
Do you think just anyone can swim 8 categories? It's hugely physically exhausting, he had to compete in 17 races and win 8--and got World Records in 7, and an Olympic Record in the other one. He may not be the "greatest Olympian" but he's definitely among the greatest.