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2008 Beijing Olympics - Day 7
August 15, 2008
Phelps now has 12 career Olympic golds, three more than anyone else, and is now chasing Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven golds at a single Games.
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The 23-year-old Phelps showed little reaction apart from a quick shake of his fist after victory, but burst into a broad smile on the podium later.
"I just wanted to step on it in the first 50 a little bit and try and get out to an early lead," said Phelps. "I knew in the first half if I got a big enough lead I thought I could hang on and that's all I wanted to do."
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