Daily Post comment: Bronze brilliance.

WHAT a proud day for British Olympic swimmer Stephen Parry People called Stephen Parry include:

Stephen Parry - Australian politician
Stephen Parry - British swimmer

, for his father, David, and for the whole of Liverpool. Having broken the British record in the semi-finals of the 200 metres butterfly in Athens on Monday evening, he broke his own record in swimming to the bronze medal position in last night's final.

It was a gutsy, exhilarating performance that gave race winner Michael Phelps For the American biophysicist, see .
Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American swimmer and World Record Holder in several events. of the USA quite a scare, and will also serve to lift the morale of the entire British swimming team, which had got off to a disappointing start to the championships.

Our congratulations to Stephen on a courageously won and richly-deserved Olympic medal.

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Date:	Aug 18, 2004
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