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DAVID BURNETT / CONTACT FOR TIME  
M I C H A E L   P H E L P S
Age: 19      Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Events: Freestyle, 100m Butterfly, 200m Butterfly, 200m IM, 400m IM
The Drama: Can Phelps, already a world record holder in three events, surpass Mark Spitz and win eight medals?
The Competition: Rival Ian Crocker defeated Phelps in the 100-m butterfly at the 2003 world championships; Australian Ian Thorpe will challenge in the 200-m freestyle.

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FROM THE AUG. 8, 2004 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED SUNDAY, AUG. 1, 2004

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