Gold Medals Pictures

On Friday, Michael Phelps tied the Olympic record of Mark Spitz that had stood fast for 36 years. Phelps beat Croatian Milorad Cavic in the 100-meter butterfly by only a hundredth of a second, which won Phelps his seventh gold medal in the 2008 Olympic Games.

Historic Interview

Although reports had indicated that Spitz was angered that he had not been flown to Beijing to comment on Phelps' performance, he was gracious and complementary during a momentous interview that took place on NBC shortly after Phelps' historic win. The interview was mediated by Bob Costas and included both Phelps and Spitz.