You should go and see more choices: LONDON – Michael Phelps was smiling underwater at one point Tuesday night, tearing up on the medals stand at another, staring in shock at the scoreboard at a third. The riot of emotions along the way to making history was enough to leave even the greatest of Olympians limp. No wonder Phelps said this milestone evening would end with him taking an ice bath and "trying to pass out." In the space of an hour at the Aquatics Centre, Phelps swam two races with dramatically different outcomes. He was stunned at the finish of his signature event, the 200-meter butterfly, out-touched by yet another 20-year-old upstart in a London Games full of them. Then he was handed a massive lead in the 4x200 freestyle relay and brought it home with the class of a champion for his first gold medal of these Olympics – something we didn't think would take until his fourth swim here to accomplish.
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