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Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps, AP

Swimmer Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal tonight in the 4X100 medley relay, setting a record for the most gold medals in a single Olympic Games. He set world records in 7 of the 8 races, and the one in which he didn’t — a 1/100th of a second victory over Serbia’s Milorad Cavic in the 100-meter butterfly — was a race that will live in Olympic lore.

Now that Phelps is done with his Olympic races, what’s next? Click past the cut for a few (not entirely serious) ideas.

Maybe a starring role as Namor, the Sub-Mariner in an upcoming Marvel movie?

Namor the Sub-Mariner by Michael Turner

Or might Warner Bros. convince him to play this King of the Seven Seas? (Sure, usually blond, but what’s a little bleach for a big-time Olympian?)

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