michael phelps--how many thing he will do it?

It's not highly proabably but wouldn't but it as strongly as Tom. Phelps is a "lock" to win gold in four events: 200IM/400IM/200 FL and 400 Medley relay (he will at least swim in the prelims). Here's how he can (will) win the other golds: 4 X 200 relay I believe that Phelps and Keller will match Thorpe/Hackett. That means Lochte is the key and believe he will step up and be the diference maker. He's 19 but the team building and experience of the other swimmers will help. 4 X 100 relay Lezak, Crocker, Phelps and Hall (with a relay start he's not much slower than Crocker) touch out the Aussies, Russians and South Africans. 100 fly Phelps will beat Crocker this time. Watching him 8 days at Olympic Trials it was pretty clear that the 200 back versus Peirsol took a lot out of him and that he knew actually how to beat Crocker but couldn't execute. That won't happen at the Olympics. He'll run him down and touch him out at the wall. Now that's 7 golds and 7 world records. But what makes Phelps performance BETTER than Spitz is the 200 free. This should be the "greatest" race at the Olympics. World record holder in Lane 4 (Thorpe); defending Olympic champion in Lnae 5 (Hoogenband); US challenger #1 in Lane 3(Phelps); US challenger #2 in Lane 6 (Keller); greatest distance swimmer of all time in Lane 1 (Hackett) and at this point who can put anyone from this forum in Lane 8 and have the greatest 200 field in history. I don't believe that Phelps will be beat Thorpe but he will likely go a 1:44 (new American record) but will most remembered for wanting to compete against Thorpe in one of his main events NOT expecting to win gold but for the glory of competition.

It's not highly proabably but wouldn't but it as strongly as Tom. Phelps is a "lock" to win gold in four events: 200IM/400IM/200 FL and 400 Medley relay (he will at least swim in the prelims). Here's how he can (will) win the other golds: 4 X 200 relay I believe that Phelps and Keller will match Thorpe/Hackett. That means Lochte is the key and believe he will step up and be the diference maker. He's 19 but the team building and experience of the other swimmers will help. 4 X 100 relay Lezak, Crocker, Phelps and Hall (with a relay start he's not much slower than Crocker) touch out the Aussies, Russians and South Africans. 100 fly Phelps will beat Crocker this time. Watching him 8 days at Olympic Trials it was pretty clear that the 200 back versus Peirsol took a lot out of him and that he knew actually how to beat Crocker but couldn't execute. That won't happen at the Olympics. He'll run him down and touch him out at the wall. Now that's 7 golds and 7 world records. But what makes Phelps performance BETTER than Spitz is the 200 free. This should be the "greatest" race at the Olympics. World record holder in Lane 4 (Thorpe); defending Olympic champion in Lnae 5 (Hoogenband); US challenger #1 in Lane 3(Phelps); US challenger #2 in Lane 6 (Keller); greatest distance swimmer of all time in Lane 1 (Hackett) and at this point who can put anyone from this forum in Lane 8 and have the greatest 200 field in history. I don't believe that Phelps will be beat Thorpe but he will likely go a 1:44 (new American record) but will most remembered for wanting to compete against Thorpe in one of his main events NOT expecting to win gold but for the glory of competition.