BEIJING — Here's the answer to an obscure trivia question: Michael Phelps' middle name is Fred.

Maybe he should consider changing it to Record-Breaker, or register the hyphenated phrase with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

The American swimmer broke Mark Spitz's record of 23 records in an individual Olympic event on Tuesday at the Water Cube. Spitz set his marks from 1967-72.