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From ABC News headquarters, this is World News with Charles Gibson. The US is ahead 앞서 overall 종합적으로, 전체로 with 72, 22 of them gold, while China has 67 total medals, 39 gold. But the one medal count everyone is still talking about is 8. The record 8 gold medals racked up 달성하다, <득점을> 올리다 by Michael Phelps. And while Phelps has achieved Olympic immortality 불후의 명성, another American swimmer has also made her mark 이름을 내다 in Beijing. Here’s ABC’s David Muer.

 

2 Americans who have redefined 재정의하다 their sport. Michael Phelps winning more gold than any Olympian ever and a swimmer Phelps affectionately 애정 어리게 calls mom, Dara Torres, the 41-year-old who won 3 silver medals here, the oldest woman ever to swim at the Olympics.

 

Today, Michael Phelps said he is looking forward to 2012. New races and new records he’d like to set. And with the world now watching, Phelps also says he’d like to share the spotlight with his sport. After finishing here, Michael Phelps says he’s been overwhelmed 압도하다 with the text messages 문자 메시지, the emails, the phone call from President Bush.

 

Dara Torres told us she was watching Phelps the entire way. She competed in her first Olympics at 17. 24 years and 12 medals later, she’s still breaking barriers 장벽. And right by her side, even during our interview, the mom who first brought her to that pool at age 7.

 

For Torres, tonight, it’s back home to California to drive her own daughter to school Wednesday morning. As for her son, as she calls him, Michael Phelps, she can’t wait to see what he’s achieved by the time he’s 41. David Muer, ABC News, Beijing.

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