Phelps gets eighth olympic medal

ATHENS (Reuters) - Michael Phelps got his eighth medal at the Athens Olympics Saturday without even getting wet when the United States broke the world record in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay. The 19-year-old American did not swim the final, the last swimming race at the Games, after giving up his spot to Ian Crocker but still gets a medal because he raced in the heats. After a grueling week's work, he ending up with eight medals to match Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin's 1980 record for the most medals at one Games. Phelps had gone into the Games hoping to equal Mark Spitz 's record of seven golds at a single Olympics but finished with six golds and two bronzes, one less gold but one more overall. "I just wanted to be the first Michael Phelps," he said. "I did something that no-one's done before." Read more here