With eight Olympic gold medals in hand, American Michael Phelps becomes a
hot golden bachelor in his country. Now Barbara Bush, George Bush's unmarried
daughter, seems to have a crush on Phelps, after the president acted as
go-between, US media reported yesterday.
"Barbara, 26, often talked about Phelps, 23, with her friends even before the
Beijing Olympic Games," the Globe Magazine was quoted as saying.
From her words Barbara apparently admired Phelps' swimming skills and
believed he could win many gold medals. Like other American girls, Barbara also
regarded Phelps as a charming and handsome athlete, and Prince Charming in her
heart.
George Bush was not only with Barbara on this point but also would like to
play Cupid.
In order to hook up Barbara with Phelps, George Bush took Barbara to watch
Phelps' competition at the National Aquatics Center, or Water Cube where Phelps
began his unprecedented eight-gold quest in men's 400 individual medley final on
Aug. 10.
When Phelps started his final charge with the freestyle, Barbara stood up in
cheers, waving an American national flag.
After Phelps finnaly won the gold medal, George Bush congratulated Phelps on
his success and "incidentally" introduced Barbara to him, according to the Globe
Magazine.
On Aug. 17, George Bush appeared very excited of Phelps' achieving historic
feat of eight golds and invited him to be a special guest in White House next
month.
Bush also mentioned he will let Barbara accompany Phelps during the
stay.
