Columnist disses Phelps, slams swimming

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I guess controversy sells ... "Track and field is so much more physically demanding ..." Michael Phelps is not the greatest Olympic athlete in history
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  • Is the numbers of injuries caused by a particular sport really the best way to evaluate how "tough" that sport is? The idea that swimming is easy because swimmers have less serious injuries compared to some other sports, thus making gold medals in swimming somehow less impressive, is about the most ridiculous argument I've ever heard.
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  • Is the numbers of injuries caused by a particular sport really the best way to evaluate how "tough" that sport is? The idea that swimming is easy because swimmers have less serious injuries compared to some other sports, thus making gold medals in swimming somehow less impressive, is about the most ridiculous argument I've ever heard.
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