Thorpe has pretty much put Phelps in the shade so far.

It's a shame, Phelps could still win 5 or 6 golds and be classed a failure because he didn't win 7 or 8. I wonder how much the decision to go for 8 golds was Phelps' own or how much it was influenced by the "money men" and media?? The swimming analysts on UK & Irish TV all said that Phelps was never really a contender for gold in the 200m freestyle. Thorpe has been pretty clever in concentrating on the events he knew he could win. Early days, but so far it's paying off.