China continues leading in Olympics, US swimmer wins 7th gold

Minutes ago at the Water Cube in Beijing, China, U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps won his seventh gold medal of the 2008 games, tying him with fellow American Mark Spitz for the most gold medals won at any one Olympics. Phelps won the men's one hundred meter butterfly by a hundredth of a second, coming from behind to take the lead and the gold. In less than forty-eight hours, Phelps will attempt to surpass Spitz' record and become the first human to win eight gold medals at one Olympics. He'll be competing in the butterfly leg of the men's four by one hundred meter medley for the United States. The relay is Phelps' only remaining event.