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Preposition Paragraph Practice

Use in, on and at in context

Review Page Prepositions for Place

in for larger periods of time or space
on for small periods of time or space
at for precise periods of time or space

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Record-breaking Athlete

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Michael Phelps made sports history by winning twenty-eight medals, 23 of them gold medals, the 2008 Olympics Beijing, China, the 2012 Olympics London, and the 2016 Olympics Rio de Janeiro. Born June 30, 1985, Phelps was just 15 years old when he qualified for the Sydney Australia Olympics 2000. Phelps shattered the 200 meter butterfly by swimming it record time. He swam it 1:54:58 seconds. He went on to break many more records the 2004 Athens Olympics. August 2008, he arrived the Beijing Olympic games determined to break, former Olympic swimmer, Mark Spitz' 6-gold medal record. He qualified to compete three team and five individual events. He swam 17 races nine days and won gold medal all eight events. August 16, Phelps won his seventh gold medal of the Games the men’s 100-meter butterfly event, setting an Olympic record for the event. He did it 50.58 seconds, edging out his nearest competitor by 1/100 of a second. When his team won the 4 X 100 meter medley relay, he stood the podium overwhelmed with emotion as he received his eighth record-breaking medal.

2016, Phelps was chosen to be the flag bearer for the US Olympic team Rio de Janeiro. He went on to win five more gold and one silver medal. August 13, the 4 × 100-meter medley relay, Phelps ended his career with another medal, his 23rd gold and his 28th medal overall. Incredibly, age 31, Michael Phelps broke a 2,168-year-old ancient Olympic record, set by Leonidas of Rhodes, who had held the most Olympic individual titles of all time.