Congratulations to Michael

Last night Esther and I and Esther's mom stayed up to see if Michael Phelps could once again make history. It seemed like there was so many things that could go wrong--it was a relay event and so he was relying on 3 others to be great in order for him to win gold. The US had never lost this event in the Olympics but the Australian team had won the World Championships last year because the Americans were disqualified over one of the exchanges. One small mistake by jumping too early and you're out of the race. All in all, there was a lot to lose for the U.S. However, true to form for Phelps and his swimming buddies they performed good enough for Gold. Phelps carried it by giving Jason Lezak enough of a cushion to keep the lead.

Personally, I never found swimming to be very interesting--a lot like NASCAR--just back and forth everything looking the same. But last night it was different. Last night it was amazing. A true display of competition and athleticism.

Congratulations to Michael Phelps and the U.S. swimming team.