Michael Phelps & A Very Special Olympian

I bet Andy Miyares is still smiling…Andy has accomplished more than most of us- he is a world record holder Special Olympian swimmer in both the International Paralympic Competition and at the World Down Syndrome Swimming Championship…and while in Baltimore preparing for the Special Olympic Summer Games, the 25 year-old dreams of more than ‘just’ swimming and establishing world records…his dream, to swim with Michael Phelps. And a few days ago, that dream came true. “I felt very excited about swimming here with Michael Phelps, and very proud of myself,” Andy said.

Phelps, along with Katie Huff, swam with Andy at the Meadowbrook Aquatic Center where Phelps spends his time training. But after reading Andy’s bio, I think the real story shouldn’t be that Andy Miyares met his hero, it should be more along the lines of Miyares is equally, if not more so, amazing than Michael Phelps when it comes to the accomplishments.

Andy has an astonishing 325 Gold medals, 160 Silver medals and numerous other medals and ribbons received at the local, state, regional and national levels of competition, across a variety of sports. When asked about how Special Olympics has affected his life, Andy says “I love Special Olympics, it is my life. It has taught me that with hard work, dedication and the will to win, I could do anything I wanted to do and be whoever I wanted to be. It showed me that I might have Down Syndrome, but that isn’t the only thing I have. I have the ability to succeed and I did just that. I have a job, I read, I write, I sing, I dance, I have a girlfriend. I’m just like you.” (Photo credits: Steve Ruark)

Gotta correct you there Andy, you are not ‘just like us,’ you are about 100 times better than most…you are an inspiration and a hero and I think Michael Phelps should consider himself lucky to have joined you in the pool.

And while we’re on the topic of Michael Phelps, obviously I heard the rumors of a possible romance between he and Miss Whoever-Runner-Up Carrie Prejean…I actually couldn’t care less who Phelps is dating but not sure it bodes well for Phelps to be chillen with someone who is against ‘same sex marriages’ and on a crusade to preserve ‘traditional marriage.’ In my humble opinion, same sex marriages are far more equal than ‘traditional marriages’ between a Man and his ‘wife’. Traditional marriage is based on the belief that a woman becomes a man’s property once married. Hello, ever heard of a dowry? (In this case, both of Prejean’s dowries were paid for by the Miss Whatever peeps)…anyway, word is that Phelps won’t be acquiring Prejean as his property anytime soon and racy photos of her dowries are now popping up all over the Internet…

As always, thanks for reading. Delinda@athlebrities.com