His enormous body strength and affinity with water is obvious when you look at the sheer number of races he enters.
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While most swimmers tend to specialize in one or two events, Phelps entered eight races in Beijing, including the 400 and 200 meters individual medley, 200 meters freestyle and 100 and 200 meters butterfly.
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Did you know? Phelps listens to hip hop and rap to help him get focused before a race, downloading tracks on his MP3 player. Among his favourites is American rapper Young Jeezy.
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