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SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 18-- In the absence of Michael Phelps, it could be golden days for Hungarian star swimmer Laszlo Cseh to dominate the Shenzhen Universiade pool. "Without Micheal, the race is different," the 26-year old Cseh said after he pocketed his third gold medal at the Universiade here on Thursday night. Three years ago, at the Beijing Olympics, Cseh took three silver medals -- 200m butterfly, 200m and 400m medley, exactly the same events he won at this Universiade. The three Olympic golds certainly belonged to Micheal Phelps. Bitter rival. But something bitter has accompanied Cseh far more earlier than Phelps. "I came here with my asthma," Cseh said. When Cseh was a four-year old boy, he was diagnosed with asthma -- a disease seriously harmed his lung capacity. Cseh is good at medley, but his career is not a peaceful melody. "I have been training very hard," Cseh said. He went to Poland at the age of 10, hoping to cure his asthma. But even today, he has to bring pills along with him. At the 2003 World Championships, he got a silver medal in the 400m medley, marking his new chapter at the highest level competition. A year later in Athens, he won a bronze medal in the 400m medley. He picked up his first gold medal at the world championships in 2005 in the same race. But then came Michael Phelps. | 
