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TREADING WATER

By Tom Farrey

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

The most decorated athlete in the history of the modern Olympics, Michael Phelps is, as the galaxy now knows, a genetic freak with the perfect body for swimming. With his extraordinarily long torso, 6'7" wingspan and extreme flexibility, he's been cast as a one-of-a-kind specimen. But don't try to sell that story line to Genadijus Sokolovas, sports science director for USA Swimming. "I'm sure there are 10 more Phelpses out there," he says. Sokolovas will tell you Phelps' success is as much as ...

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