Phelps to enter seven events at Olympic qualifying
Michael Phelps is setting himself up for the possibility of 10 Olympic medals this summer.
By Kevin Jairaj, US Presswire
That is, if he swims in all seven events he’s entered in at next week’s U.S. Olympic swimming trials — which is a pretty big “if.”
According to the psych sheet released by USA Swimming, Phelps is entered in the 200- and 400-meter individual medleys, the 100 and 200 butterflys, the 100 and 200 freestyles and the 200 backstroke. Yahoo! Sports and The Baltimore Sun both initially reported that Phelps would compete in seven events.
If he swims all those events at the trials (and qualifies) and competes as a member of all three U.S. relay teams, he could have a chance to win 10 medals. Guess that’s the only way to top his eight gold medals from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing …
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