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1. Michael Phelps was the first American to win four individual events in the same year. He is also the youngest US swimmer ever to compete in the Olympics at a record age of only fifteen. Phelps was also the first swimmer to qualify for six individual events in the same year. Phelps’s events are the 100/200 butterfly, 200/400 ind. med, 200 freestyle. Phelps is coming back for the 2008, Beijing Olympics looking for another round of medals.

2. Freddy Adu is every soccer kid’s dream. Adu made his first public appearances at only thirteen years old. He played in the U-20 World Cup at age fifteen, and made his first national debut at the new record of sixteen years old. Freddy is from Ghana and has already bagged two national hat-tricks. Freddy is attracting strong views from the well known, Manchester United. Adu is looking for a strong appearance at the ’08 Beijing Olympics.

3.Tony Azevedo was named the world's seventh-best male athlete in June 2003, in Men's Journal. He played for Stanford University, where he holds the school record with 252 goals and was a three-time recipient of the Peter J. Cutino Award, given annually to the nation's top collegiate player. in the the 2004 Olympics Azevedo scored over fifteen goals! he is expected to make the olympic water polo team.

4. Lance Bade is a three time olympian, nine time national champion, has been on the U.S.A shooting team for nineteen years, and won a bronze medal in 1996. He is the top of the trap shooting team. trap shooting is when a disc is launched into the air and you have to try to shoot it. Bade has a 97.60% shooting average. he is ranked 13th in the world and 1st in the nation with 500 shots.

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