Michael Phelps Earns Seventh Gold Medal, Ties World Record

Michael Phelps tied swimmer Mark Spitz 's world record by winning his seventh gold medal in Beijing Saturday morning. "I'm really at a loss for words," Phelps, 23, said after the 100-meter butterfly race. "I'm excited. I just don't know what to say." See photos of Olympic hunks. The race was a close call: Phelps beat out Serbian Milorad Cavic by just .01 second — about the time it takes to blink. (The Serbian team initially challenged the results against Cavic's wishes, but withdrew their complaint after watching a slow-motion video of the finish.) Phelps, who was in seventh place at the turn, won by taking an additional stroke, while Cavic glided into the finish. Spitz — who earned his seven gold medals during the 1972 Munich games — sent well-wishes to Phelps. "One word: epic," Spitz told the Associated Press. "It goes to show you that not only is this guy the greatest swimmer of all time and the greatest Olympian of all time, he's maybe the greatest athlete of all time. He's ... (link)