Fan who idolized Phelps, dethrones him

This just in from the Department of Ain’t Life Interesting?

Michael Phelps lost his last individual race as an Olympian last night.

To this kid he met in 2008.

Joseph Schooling of Singapore is 21 now.

United States' Michael Phelps congratulates Singapore's gold medal winner Joseph Schooling after the men's 100-meter butterfly final during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Funny thing about kids. They’re always gaining on you.

About the blogger

Bob Collins

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Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.