August 9, 2008 (10 images)

USA's Michael Phelps smiles after winning gold in the Men's 400 Meter Individual Medley final at the National Aquatic Center (Water Cube) during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, on August 10, 2008. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

United States President George W. Bush waves an American Flag as he watches USA's Michael Phelps during the Men's 400M Individual Medley Final where Phelps set a World Record of 4:03.84 at the National Aquatics Center at the Summer Olympics in Beijing on August 10, 2008. Phelps won the first of a possible eight gold medals at the games. (UPI Photo/Pat Benic)

Chinese children run through the water fountains that are timed to music outside the National Stadium, the Bird's Nest, on the Olympic Green during a hot evening at the Summer Olympics in Beijing on August 9, 2008. (UPI Photo/Pat Benic)

USA's Michael Phelps jubilates after setting a World Record of 4:03.84 in the Men's 400M Individual Medley Final at the National Aquatics Center at the Summer Olympics in Beijing on August 10, 2008. Phelps won the first of a possible eight gold medals at the games. (UPI Photo/Pat Benic)