Bookemdanospots 2012 Summer Olympics Update
Michael Phelps added a gold medal and a silver medal on Day 4 at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Phelps won his 18th and 19th Olympic career medals - securing a gold in the 4x200 relay today and a silver in the 200m butterfly, while Allison Schmitt swam to a gold medal in the women's 200m freestyle and Tucson-born Caitlin Leverenz wins the bronze in the 200m individual medley. The USA women's gymnastic team won the gold medal today as they out-pointed runner-up Russia and the third place finisher Romania. Vincent Hancock brought home the gold in skeet shooting as the USA added six medals to its count today and are in a dead heat with China at 23 overall medals. Team USA at the end of Day 4 own nine gold, eight silver and six bronze. Congrats, USA!
Team USA medal count (end of Day 4): Gold 9 Silver 8 Bronze 6
Olympic note: 16 of the 23 medals for the USA have come in swimming, 1 in archery, 2 in diving, 1 in judo, 2 in shooting and one big gold in gymnastics.
Photo: Leverenz was born in Tucson, Arizona. She attended Sahuaro High School in Tucson, and was a member of the Sahauro Cougars high school swim team and was one of the top college swimming recruits in the nation as a high school senior. She also trained with and swam for the El Dorado Aquatics Club in Tucson.
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