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So you can't be bothered to look it up but I'm the uninformed one? It's so nice to have you back, Janetfan.It seems quite fair to say Phelps has competed in an era and sport that was absolutely more competitive internationally than Ladies gymnastics of the 50's and early sixties. Actually, a comparison feels odd if not somewhat uninformed.
Without checking is it safe to assume the Russian Ladies won team medals in that era just as Phelps has team/relay medals?
Just about every news story about Phelps record-breaking medal tally referenced Larisa Latynina, thus the basis for the comparison; seeing as how it's her record that was broken.
This thread should be celebrating the accomplishments of swimmers, and I suggest we all focus on that. Phelps is certainly a great swimmer, and there are other Olympians who are/were great in their sports. The end.