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我有幸以体育记者的身份开始自己的职业生涯并见证了1972年慕尼黑奥运会上施皮茨(Mark Spitz)传奇式地夺取7枚金牌的过程。我报道过所有重大的国际游泳比赛,包括奥运会、世界锦标赛、洲际锦标赛和其它大量的赛事。在经历了9个奥运周期至现在的2008年北京奥运会,我又看到了另一名传奇人物菲尔普斯(Michael Phelps)在水立方夺取8枚金牌的壮举。在这10届奥运会36年间,人们看到了从一个传奇人物到另一个传奇人物的历程(两个传奇都是由美国选手抒写的)。在此,我尽量用自己的观点来概括出这一段历程中游泳运动的重大发展以及标志性人物的成长。
I was lucky enough to start my career as a sports reporter and to witness the legendary winning of seven gold medals by Mark Spitz at the Munich Olympics in 1972. I’ve covered all the major international swimming competitions, including the Olympic Games, World Championships, the Continental Championships and a host of other events. After experiencing nine Olympics and now at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, I saw another feat of Michael Phelps, who won eight gold medals at the Water Cube. During the 36 years of these 10 Olympic Games, people saw the journey from one legend to another legend (both legends are written by American players). Here, I try my best to summarize the major developments in swimming and the growth of iconic characters during this period.