Michael Phelps, Most Olympic gold medals (all sports), 2004

Michael Phelps is “Most Olympic gold medals (all sports)” in 2004, and the figure kept beside it is 23. This week, follow one record only, and do not gather a whole field of players onto one scoreboard. Do not put the feeling of winning or losing in the same cell as the record’s figure. Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim the English Channel unaided, 21 hours and 45 minutes from Dover to Calais, turning distance swimming into a public spectacle. At the before the match, open Michael Phelps so the notebook shows 2004 first, 23 next, and “Most Olympic gold medals (all sports)” beside them.

This week, before you watch, write the sport’s name, the year, and the record in the notebook, and after the match check them against that figure. When the match ends, split the year in the notebook and the scene you saw today into separate lines. The order is Michael Phelps, 2004, 23, then “Most Olympic gold medals (all sports)”. When one record is done, look again only at 2004 for Michael Phelps and leave 23 on the notebook.

Do not read the record as a person’s worth, and do not write a rank of cheering in the notebook. Check that the sport in the notebook and the match you saw today are the same, and do not put that figure in today’s cell if they are not. Do not put the feeling of winning or losing in the same cell as the record’s figure. Match Most Olympic gold medals (all sports) with 23 at the before the match before you close 2004 for Michael Phelps. Michael Phelps is “Most Olympic gold medals (all sports)” in 2004, and the figure kept beside it is 23.