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FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2020, file photo, Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú practices during a training session, in Naples. It’s different strokes for different folks in swimming. That makes sense for a sport that will hand out medals in a whopping 35 different pool events at the Tokyo Olympics. Hosszú says the Hungarians' medley success can be attributed to work ethic. She adds that "we are very stubborn and very much hard-working and we can just grind it out.” (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
In swimming, it’s different strokes for different folks

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 21, 2021 03:46 AM EDT

File-United States' Michael Phelps swims to win his 8th gold medal in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay final during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. The Olympics are remembered for the stars. That was true in Beijing in 2008, and the stars were Phelps and Usain Bolt. But Beijing is also storied for its signature venues like the “Bird's Nest” stadium, and the “Water Cube” swimming venue. No Olympics before — or since — have impacted a city the way the Olympics did Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
AP WAS THERE: 2008 Beijing Olympics - Phelps wins 8 golds

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