Phelps said he knew he would have to break the record to win, and vice versa.
In the 200-metre freestyle he finished behind Bruce Furniss, who set a world record, to win the silver.
"This photo gives me the power to work very hard, to break the world record, to win the gold medal".
The Northern Eagles (Águilas del Cibao), representing the Dominican Republic, went undefeated with a 6-0 record to win their second consecutive championship.
But Gelana climbed to her feet, remained poised and set an Olympic record to win in 2 hours 23 minutes 7 seconds.
"Hopefully, I could be the next John Akii-Bua, the guy who came from nowhere to suddenly drop an amazing time, a world record, to win the Olympics.
In the end, another liberal multimillionaire, Jon S. Corzine, stepped into the breach and spent in excess of $60 million, a Senate record, to win Mr. Lautenberg's seat.
Scheckter, the South African rookie, who shredded the Kansas Speedway record to win the pole in Saturday's qualifying, appeared headed for his first victory.
The Saints defeated Alcorn State on Tuesday to become only the second team with a losing record to win an N.C.A.A. tournament game.
In the 200-meter freestyle Tuesday, he left he field far behind and crushed his own year-old world record to win his third gold medal.
He set a world record to win gold at the Stuttgart World Championships in 1993 and won the world title again in 1999.
