Bob Bowman, longtime coach of swimming phenom Michael Phelps, was once asked why Phelps did not swim the languorous distance sets that were part of some other competitors' regimens.

游泳天才菲尔普斯的教练鲍曼曾经被问及，为什么菲尔普斯不做令人厌倦的长距离游泳训练？而长距离游泳正是其他竞争对手训练的一部分。

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Five or six hours a day, almost everyday Michael Phelps was in a swimming pool trying to improve his times.

每天五到六个小时，几乎每天菲尔普斯都泡在游泳池里尝试提高成绩。

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American swimming great Michael Phelps remains on track to win an unprecedented eight gold MEDALS at a single Olympics.

美国游泳健将菲尔普斯要史无前例地在一次奥运会上拿下8块金牌，目前正在为这个目标而奋斗。

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What makes swimming sensation Michael Phelps a marketer's dream is that he encompasses it all.

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The swimming rivalry of Michael Phelps (27, with 268, 500 Twitter followers) and nemesis Ryan Lochte (27, with 130, 000 followers) should be another youth magnet.

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He joins his brother, Paul, who was forced out earlier, but we do have to look forward to Michael Phelps going for that record eight swimming gold medals, and his quest begins this weekend.

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