Sebastian Coe may have his doubts — but Barack Obama is having none of it.

The White House press secretary just tweeted: "From Mansfield, OH, POTUS just called to congratulate Michael Phelps. "The greatest Olympian ever," POTUS said. "We couldn't be prouder!"

— Ken Thomas — Twitter Twitter http://twitter.com/AP_Ken_Thomas

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