Phelps and Weber-Gale celebrate after the U.S. won the men's 4x100m freestyle relay during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Michael Phelps swam his way into the record books at the Beijing Olympics, winning eight gold medals and breaking the record tally for the most gold garnered at a single Olympics held previously by fellow American Mark Spitz. With 14 career Olympic gold medals to his name he was hailed the most successful competitor since the modern Olympics began 113 years ago. But his image took a severe battering when photographs of him smoking marijuana from a pipe hit the media and he was suspended for three months by USA Swimming, losing some sponsorship in the process and proving that it is not longer just the results that are the making of top sports men and women. Taken on Aug 11, 2008 by David Gray.
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