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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
greatest swimmer of all time, no doubt. it's quite unfair to proclaim him the greatest Olympian of all time though when he can win so many medals in a single year by doing one sport. compared to something like the heptathlon or decathlon where only a single medal is awarded to the winner after competing in so many different events
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nope...i will stand by greatest olympian...and by a mile. Is there a decathalete who wins every event? If there was i would be more inclined to agree.
How many running distances are there? 10? No one can come anywhere near his medal total.
Hell he has twice as many gold medals as the next best olympian has total medals IIRC.