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Defeated again by Michael, this time virtually!

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May 6, 2012 6:46 PM PrintText

AC vs Phelps: The 2012 rematch

By 60 Minutes Overtime Staff


Four years ago, Anderson Cooper challenged Olympic champion Michael Phelps to a one-lap race. Anyone want to guess how that went? (Imagine competing against a dolphin.)

Even with a significant handicap--Phelps wasn't allowed to dive in, take strokes or breaths--the swimming phenom easily swept past our brave correspondent.

This week, they meet again for a rematch (oh, and also for a 60 Minutes story about Phelps' preparation for the summer Olympics in London... but enough about that.) This time, The Olympian and The TV Reporter face off on dry land, where Mr. Phelps loses some degree of advantage.

As you'll see, Anderson takes an early lead. Then things get interesting. Can Anderson Cooper finally win one for Team 60 Minutes?

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May 6, 2012 7:05 PM

Michael Phelps: Ready for London games?

Michael Phelps made history when he won eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Now he's training hard, driven to make a splash in London this summer. He's just three medals shy of breaking the record for most Olympic career medals. But the road back to the Olympics hasn't been easy, Anderson Cooper reports. The usually competitive and motivated Phelps went through a slump that made his own coach wonder if the swimmer would make it to the London games for the last lap of his career.

In three months, Michael Phelps will climb onto the starting block for his final races at the Summer Olympics in London. When we last interviewed him on 60 Minutes in the fall of 2008, he had just made history, winning eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.