Friday, 20 August 2004 :: 12:04pm

Patterson, Phelps Cleaning Up in Athens

Photos Courtesy of: NBCOlympics.com

The 2004 Olympic Games are now under way in Athens, Greece. It is the third time that they are being held in Athens, home of the 1st Olympics.

Carly Patterson has won the All-Around Title for Women's Gymnastics. She's only 16 years old and the Gold medal winner has made history. She is only the second American athlete to win the All-Around Gymnastics title.

She scored a 9.725 on the beam. On her solid floor routine, she got a 9.712. On the vault, she got a 9.375. Carly has done something that most little girls dream about. She's won a gold medal in the Olympics.

Carly Patterson said, "It's just cool that little girls look up to me." She added, "Hopefullt I can put some conifence in them and want to make them train harder to get this dream, too."

Patterson was born on February 4, 1988. She was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and lives in Allen ,Texas. She is only 4'9" tall.

Michael Phelps is the American swimmer who's attending the University of Michigan. He's been favored to win all the gold medals in the swimming sport.

He's already won four gold medals. He's got two other medals under his belt giving him a total of 6 so far. He won the 200m individual medley wtih a time of 57.14 seconds.

Phelps currently holds several world records in the sport of swimming. The athlete said, "This is the greatest feeling in the world in the sport of swimming."

The swimmer has three more competitions to go. He has the opportunity to win 8 medals and tie the world record holder, Aleksandr Dityatin from the Soviet Union.

Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland but lives in Towson, Maryland. He is 6'4" tall and weights in at 195 lbs.

The 2004 Olympic Games are being broadcast on the networks of NBC in America. It includes local NBC affiliates, MSNBC, CNBC and USA Network.

Visit the Official Site of the 2004 Olympic Games.