¿Quién es más macho?
A brief comment from the world of sport. We're all very impressed with Michael Phelps' performance at the Beijing Olympics. But younger readers who delight in having old records swept away by their peers are advised to recognize: Mark Spitz didn't have the advantage of friction-reducing swimwear (above, left); he won his medals wearing a moustache, full mane, and impressive thatches of underarm hair (pictured above right, with helmet). I had thought that he also swam with a carpet on his chest, but evidently not (Hillerns said I must have been thinking of seventies adult entertainment star Jamie Gillis). I don't know if Mr. Spitz ate 16,000 calories a day, but I do know that once he pulled himself out of the pool, he was ready to hit the airport bar. So: eight medals? Bravo, Mr. Phelps. But to that record, this correspondent must append an asterisk.
Posted by Adam McIsaac in The Sporting Life | 18 August 2008 | Permalink | Comment on this post
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