Phelps Wins Eighth Gold, Local Man Wade In His Waters
Phelps Wins Eighth Gold, Local Man Wade In His Waters Save Email Print
Olympic look-alike also getting attention
Posted: 3:52 PM Aug 16, 2008
Last Updated: 10:44 PM Aug 17, 2008
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Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal Sunday at the Beijing Olympics as a member of the victorious U.S. 400-meter medley relay team, breaking a tie with Mark Spitz for most golds in a single games.

Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Phelps and Jason Lezak won in a world-record of 3 minutes, 29.34 seconds, lowering the old mark of 3:30.68 set four years ago in Athens.

The U.S. swept the men's relays in Beijing with Phelps leading off in the 400 and 800 free relays. Lezak anchored the 400 free to a narrow victory over France to preserve Phelps' historic bid. Australia took the silver in 3:30.04. Japan earned the bronze in 3:31.18.

Phelps now has 14 total gold medals from Athens and Beijing.

While Phelps has become a household name worldwide an Omaha man is also turning heads. He works at the 180th and Center Subway sandwich shop. Anyone ever said you look like Michael Phelps?

“Just a couple people, just mainly this one lady," says Wade Maldonado. "She comes in here every day, she likes to say that quite a bit.”

While Maldonado doesn't set records, the manager says he makes a mean sub. Does he think he looks like Phelps? “Tell you the truth I don't really watch that much news so I've never really seen him up close.”

He can make a sandwich in 50.8 seconds, less time that it took Phelps to win Saturday. Wade is 20, Phelps is 23. Why isn’t Wade winning gold medals?

“I'm working at Subway, there's not much to win here.”

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Posted by: G on Aug 18, 2008 at 09:14 AM
USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

Posted by: jenny on Aug 17, 2008 at 09:31 PM
OMG...that guy does NOT look like Michael Phelps & this is not news!

Posted by: jd on Aug 17, 2008 at 06:15 PM
Oh my God!! That guy looks kind of like Michael Phelps!! This is SO COOL!!

Posted by: burger king on Aug 17, 2008 at 10:56 AM
Sorry, but he looks nothing like Michael Phelps. No offense.

Posted by: Charlie on Aug 17, 2008 at 10:26 AM
As much as we (people in Omaha) like to go out to eat. I wouldn't be surprised if "Sandwhich Making" was a sport in a few years. If so, sign up Wade Maldonado.

Posted by: J on Aug 17, 2008 at 09:11 AM
This is NOT news and that guy doesn't look like him.

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