Swim Flash: No. 8 for Phelps

Just wonderful to watch history being made tonight! Congratulations, Michael!

Congratulations, Michael, on a phenomenal accomplishment!

We on the West Coast haven't watched it yet -- thanks to the wonderful NBC blackout and tape delay. How does NBC tie up all the computers around the world?

Despite that, Congratulations Michael Phelps and TEAM USA!

What an epic accomplishment! A performance for the ages!

Baltimore always knew you were the best - now the world does too! Well done Michael -looking forward to the video game!

One of the greatest feats in sports history. Kudos!

michael congratulations.nbc the viewing audience is getting tired of phelp's mother's hysterics.thankfully after tonight the audience won't have to put up with her.nbc loses with an over exposure of phelps mother.

I just like to say congradulations to Micheal Phelps in passing Mark Spitz's seven gold medals.

This is what the Olympics is all about.

Congratulations, Michael !!

NBC STINKS!! IT'S SATURDAY AND A LIVE RACE WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT TO WATCH HERE ON THE LEFT COAST. IDIOTS RULE.

Unbelievable! Congratulations to Michael and all of his relay teammates!

Way to go, MICHAEL! You are amazing! Your team was amazing. Good job to ALL of you!!

Ron, give Mrs. Phelps a break. Her CHILD just kicked butt at the Olympics. How would you act if that was your child? I for one love to see the personal side of the athletes and their families.

Congrats to Michael Phelps and Charm City! Well Done, USA!

Mr. Ian Thorpe, o ye of little faith! What say you now, matey? Don't hate; congratulate Phelps and 'fess up the error of your opinion.

michael congratulations.nbc the viewing audience is getting tired of phelp's mother's hysterics.thankfully after tonight the audience won't have to put up with her.nbc loses with an over exposure of phelps mother.

Posted by: ron | August 16, 2008 11:28 PM

Wow, ron! That's a little rough. His mom's reactions have been fun to watch! She raised a great athlete, why not show her?

Congrats to Michael!

Congratulations to Michael Phelps and the entire US Men's Swim Team. What an accomplishment to be proud of. In fact, congratulations to all of the US Olympians for their dedication and commitment. We are proud of each and every one of you!

Congratulations Michael! What an amazing accomplishment. It is wonderful to see such an amazingly talented and yet humble athlete. Michael Phelps provides such a great example of how to handle success with grace. It is a tribute not only to Michael but also to his family. He was obviously raised the right way.

Quick: who won the women's marathon tonight? If you could not answer that I think you need to concede that Ron is right. Debbie Phelps has gotten more camera time than some entire sports have from NBC.

Ron GROW up U A.. michael congratulations

Phelps, Maryland (AKA Baltmore). Congratulations to Michael...Like Ted Williams record, Michael's record may never be broken.

If Aaron Piersol had come through than the record would have been even lower.

From Khartoum Sudan we say congratulations Michael. Well Done!

Hurray for Michael, what a nice kid, now I can turn off the idiots on NBC. Too bad they, as Mark Spitz alluded to a few days ago, were too cheap and too shallow to have Spitz there to award Michael his record breaking medal. Spitz was never invited. Baseball would have never dropped the ball on that. Any manifestation of US national pride is a negative event by MSM standards.

NBC's sickening lackey coverage of all things positive about China, as if it isn't a typical totalitarian state, has been stomach churning to watch. It's been outside of Phelps the worst Olympic ooverage to date.

Michael Phelps is a sweet kid, a positive role model for American youth.

By the way, we should honor Mrs. Phelps. Well done, madam. Bravo zulu! Well done!!

Astounding..fantastic achievement.

That race was unhuman! Congrats to Michael and the members of the 4x100!

CONGRATS to team USA and Michael Phelps!

It was your choice to live on the West Coast...Not mine...and I saw it...Ha

Congratulations, Michael. That was a stunning accomplishment and one I know you have dedicated your life to.

NBC Sucks. The coverage has been horrible. Gymnastics! Diving! Come on, how can these be Olympic sports? They are "judged", there is no clear winner. Show real sports, badmonton is better. Great job Phelps!

Ehh who cares, swimming is not even a spot, just a way to keep yourself from drowning.

NBC sucks

Way to go Michael and his fantastic teammates! His mom is entitled to feel proud, ron. How petty do you have to be? He's great, and she helped him get that way. Not bad for a single mom and a hyperactive kid. She deserves the attention, and the credit for raising him right!

Michael, you make me proud to be American! That's the real American spirit - perseverance right to the finish line. Good for you! Congratulations!

Mom Phelps shows a mother's pride - nothing at all wrong with that. In this age, it's nice to see a close family bond being honored - maybe it will have a positive influence where it is so obviously needed.

NBC? It's already been said. I would like to see ABC sports have a crack at it.

There is always someone that has to be a critic....I think NBC has done a great job of coverage. mano turn off your TV then...

Wow - just amazing.

Congratulations Micheal and Team USA!

I just watched this like 10 minutes ago and it's already number 1 on google news!

I thought Spitz wasn't invited because he had some character problems?

NBC blows... I'm tired of running into results well in advance of the race; there just is no reason for this.

"Live" should be live... You've ruined the Olympics for me. Idiots.

NBC Olympic Brodcasting = FAIL

Congratulations, Michael, you did well and make your country proud.

Emil

Phelps' just won his 8th gold medal in Beijing Olympics. The Water Cube seems to be his personal swimming pool! Phelps must be partly grateful to the well-equiped, high-tech Water Cube!
Congratulations!
Chun-quan Meng, China

36 years in the making. Congrats to Phelps and the entire US Swim team!!!

Congrats Michael Phelps for your 8 in 08!
I also would like to comment that it is nice to see his mom supporting her son in such an emotional way.

You can always count on some people being stupid and saying negative comments about the mother or NBC or something else. Not everyone can just be genuinely happy for the guy and his family. Congrats to the above people who mentioned negative comments for winning the STUPIDITY AND NEGATIVITY AWARD.

Amen to Jodi in IL.....

Congratulations to the entire USA relay team for getting Michael in the record books, and congrats to Michael himself for some truly memorable races. My son, a swimmer who's 12, was definitely loving every minute of watching the races, the instant replays, and hearing Rowdy Gaines babble on in amazement time and time again. The 100 Fly was a classic that will go down in sports history as one of its greatest moments, and seeing Michael's mother and coach react to the finish was just priceless. Hope to see you poolside back in Baltimore soon, Michael. And here's to you being able to continue your legacy as a role model for our kids both in and out of the pool.

Congratulations Michael you are amazing, it has been a delight seeing you win all those medals. Everytime I see you at the podium and hear the national anthem I feel proud to be an american. Thanks for the great competion. Congratulations!!!!!

Congratulations on destroying my record. You are a true Olympian Gold Medalist. Well deserved by Phelps, who is undoubtedly the BMW of swimming, the ultimate machine.

A super effort of hard work, skill and courage. Congrats to Michael Phelps.
SHAME ON NBC for tape delaying the West coast. As previously mentioned, it's SATURDAY. Why not go live? Because they can get $750,000 @ minute times two with double the programming. Greed trumps common sense. Way to go, NBC! OK, Legally Blonde it is.
Spokane

Is it against the constitution for holding back the free release of media in covering the games? Come on talk about totalitarianism, it seems like NBC is being very unfair. Someone should take them to court...any takes?!
BTW Congrats Micheal, its awesome seeing his mother's reaction, she must be very proud.
Ron - You are probably the only person who is dissatisfied with seeing his mother's reaction...grow up man, she is a mother and she is proud of her son..

Uh, it was shown live, at least on the East Coast. West Coaster should have checked the television schedules to see when it would be shown, and stayed away from the news and the Internet until it came on. As for Mrs. Phelps, she has every right to be proud of her son. She raised him by herself, and obviously did an incredible job.

Congratulations to Africa! It's the biggest continent with people on it! Yay! Also, yay for a new season of Little People Big World. Matt Roloff is an inspiration to us all!!!!

Amazing! Fantastic! Michael Phelps is one in a billion. And I LOVE Debbie Phelps. She is real, worried, excited and proud. I will miss seeing her next week.

Congratulations Mr. Phelps ... that was really incredible.

Everything has been said about how great he is. I, too, felt emotional when he was awarded with his 8th Olympic gold medal. I'm so proud of him, even if Im not an American.

Did I miss it? Yeah, I'm here on the west coast. If not, does anyone know what time it will be shown? Thanks!!

On the eve of the games Mark Spitz was interviewed on ESPN. In response to a question about the Michael Phelps' chances he went into a plug for Botox which I gather is part of the "inspirational" skills he markets these days. So I'm guessing that swimming isn't really high on his radar these days.

Michale Phelps, What a Phenomenal performance! He's a role model for all Olympians for the ages to come.

Congratulations!

Arun

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"Phelps' just won his 8th gold medal in Beijing Olympics. The Water Cube seems to be his personal swimming pool! Phelps must be partly grateful to the well-equiped, high-tech Water Cube!"

There were seven other countries' teams in that pool at the same time. It undoubtedly contributed to the rash of world record times, but I can't see that it gave any swimmer or team an advantage.

An amazing athlete who will go down in history as one of the greatest of all time.

http://kreuzer33.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/michael-phelps-breaks-mark-spitzs-record-wins-eighth-gold-medal/

congratulations to michael phelps! I never gathered around a tv for the olympics like this before. Congratulations to debbe phelps for raising the best Olympian to ever live, my only question... Papa phelps = Poseidon?

Thank you everybody for your encouragement. I really appreciate it

Was that Ian Thorpe sitting kinda in front of Phelps' mother???

Phelps is rich again. Speedo will award him $1,000,000 for getting 8 gold medals.

I can't tell you her exact name, but the woman who won the Marathon was from Romania and trains, I believe, in Colorado Springs. I think she was in her early 30s. Her name was something like Constantina. The silver went to a Kenyan woman and the bronze to a Chinese.

I'd like to take a look at Jason Lezak,s attempt in the first four man relay when he came from behind swimming the fastest leg of the relay,..Got the U.S. the gold and DID keep Phelps record hopes alive. YOU GO Jason!!

Perhaps unwise to use the term 'freak', let's just say Phelps is a biological phenomenon.

The most amazing such specimen since New Zealand's famous racing horse, Phar Lap (who in his time was regarded as a biological freak).

Phar Lap won every race with ease, his huge heart being kept in the Australian Museum for posterity. His legendary body was the cause of much sensation in his day and the cause of much surmising ever since.

We compiled a list of all the secrets to how Michael pulled off this amazing feat, here:

http://www.growthpop.com/8-secrets-to-michael-phelps-success

MICHAEL Phelps you or so good for
swimmer olympian gold medal
from MICHAEL NORTH

Phelps you and your mom and NBC suck, you can also tell NBC to stop trying to push your damn DVD down my throat every night.