CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS Rio Gold 4 The Michael Phelps Olympics 9 Eat Swim Sleep 16 Star Goals 20 Swimming Away with History 24 All-Star Stats 28 Source Notes 29 Glossary 30 Further Information 31 Index 32
RIO GOLD Michael P helps pushes of f the star ting block for his first event of the 2016 Olympic Games 4
US swimming superstar Michael Phelps was fired up at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro Brazil His toes gripped the starting block Fans cheered and shouted When I was on the block I honestly thought my heart might explode out of my chest Phelps said I was so hyped tonight and so excited Phelps and his teammates were swimming in a relay race The 4 100-meter freestyle relay was his first event of the Rio Olympics But Rio wasn’t his first Olympic Games Phelps had already won more Olympic medals than any athlete in history 5
