Beijing Games: Day 8

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Michael Phelps (far left) edged Milorad Cavic, of Serbia, by 0.01 seconds to win the 100-meter butterfly. With the victory, the 23-year-old American pulled even with Mark Spitz's seven gold medals from the 1972 Munich Games.

Photographed by: Heinz Kluetmeier/SI

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