Michael Phelps wins record 8th Olympic gold

CBC Olympics Michael Phelps wins record 8th Olympic gold: "Michael Phelps wins record 8th Olympic gold"

Michael Phelps has gone where no Olympian has gone before.
Phelps swam to his record eighth gold medal of the Beijing Games on Sunday, propelling the U.S. team to a hard-fought victory in the 4x100 medley relay.
With their 23-year-old star pushing them into the lead on the third (butterfly) leg, the Americans touched home in 3:29.34, lowering by 1.34 seconds their own world record set in 2004 in Athens.
"I don't even know what to feel right now," said Phelps, who will return to his hometown of Baltimore, Md., with 14 Olympic golds to his name — five more than anyone else in history.
"There's so much emotion going through my head and so much excitement. I kind of just want to see my mom."
Debbie Phelps sat flanked by her two daughters in the stands at Beijing's National Aquatics Centre, tears streaming down her face after the race and during the ensuing medal ceremony.
Australia took the silver in 3:30.04 after 100 freestyle world-record holder Eamon Sullivan came up short on his bid to catch American Jason Lezak on the anchor leg.
Japan got the bronze in 3:31.18.