Michael Phelps lauded Bobby Finke for surpassing Sun Yang's world record from 2012 by waving 0.35s from the latter's time in the 1500m event on August 4, 2024, at the Paris Olympics.
Hockey icon Wayne Gretzky, swimming great Michael Phelps, former NBA All-Star Blake Griffin and Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley. They will be joined by three non-athletes who each have ...
Exept for Matthew Biondi, the only other swimmers to have won seven golds at the Olympic Games are Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps. Biondi made an inauspicious start as a swimmer. In his first race, ...
Michael Nietzel is president emeritus of Missouri State University. A Forbes contributor since 2019, he writes about higher education. After earning his B.A. from Wheaton College (Illinois), he ...