Olympics Make TV History!

Through 16 days of coverage, 211 million viewers tuned in to the Olympics on NBC Universal’s broadcast and cable outlets, making it the most-watched US television event of all time. They should be thanking that Michael Phelps (we think!) ...

NBC notes that 211 million Americans have watched the Beijing coverage! Beijing has topped the previous "most-viewed event" in U.S. TV history: the 209 million total viewers for NBC's 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Good news for all you swim fans! With Phelps' Beijing swimming success, TV reports are hoping it will translate into a lasting boost for swimming's TV appeal. Who was your favorite Olympian at this summer's games?

Olympic Swimmer Drama

Amanda Beard, an Olympic swimmer and Playboy covergirl, is not definitely not hooking up with Michael Phelps! She denied the rumors on Johnjay and Rich's radio show yesterday morning. When asked about the rumors that she was dating Phelps, she replied, "Eww, that's nasty. I have never, ever hooked up with Michael Phelps. Come on, I have really good taste. He's really not my type." Ouch! That's pretty harsh!

Don't believe that she really said this? Above is the clip of Amanda bashing Phelps yesterday morning. It's just before the 2 min. mark! She's also pretty full of herself, she talks about dating a racecar driver and how he got popular only after he dated her. Geez, she's giving herself a lot of credit.

Michael Phelps Wins 8 Gold Medals!

This man is a truly talented Olympian, not to mention, a fish in the water! 23-year-old Michael Phelps made history last night at the Beijing Olympics! With the help of his team mates in the 4×100 meter medley relay, Phelps secured his eighth medal. Team USA won in a world record time of 3 minutes 29.34 seconds.

The swim champ is the only person ever to win eight gold medals at a single Olympics (surpassing previous record holder, Mark Spitz). Day nine of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, featuring Phelps' historic gold-medal triumph, gave NBC its most watched Saturday prime-time broadcast in 18 years, the network said.

On Sunday morning, Phelps swam the butterfly leg on the 4x100-meter U.S. medley relay that held off Australia in a world record-setting victory, giving Phelps his eighth gold medal of these Games and his 14th over all.

"I wanted to do something nobody ever did," Phelps said. "This goes hand in hand with my goal of changing swimming."