"Eat, sleep and swim. That's all I can do," - Micheal Phelps. The "greatest Olympian ever" revels that he eats up to 12,000 calories a day to maintain his training! That's six times the average intake of an adult male, although when swimming 80,000 meters a week you've got to fuel that body somehow!

The swimmer starts his day with a breakfast of three fried eggs, cheese, lettuce, tomato, fried onion and mayonnaise sandwiches, a five -egg omelette, a bowl of grits (an American dish, a thick maize-based porridge) three slices of french toast and three chocolate pancakes. That's just for breakfast!

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Phelps has got just 3 events left and 3 potential golds to complete the 8 gold medal haul! My money's on him to do it!

Check his progress or watch the Olympic swimming online at bbc.co.uk.