Katie Ledecky broke a record. Michael Phelps won. - Vox.
I’m 30 years old and swimming almost faster than I ever have before Michael Phelps USA Still the world-record holder for the 100m butterfly (49.82 seconds), 200m butterfly (1:51.51), 400m individual medley (4:03.84) and the 4x100m (3:08.24) and 4x200m freestyle (6:58.55) relays, the greatest swimmer of them all has set himself one final challenge at Rio 2016.
Sure, everyone loves a bit of Michael Phelps hyperbole, but it is almost inconceivable that his Olympic career gold and total-medal marks could be broken in any foreseeable future.
Michael Phelps is now the most decorated Olympian ever after winning gold in the 4x200 relay Tuesday, but his silver-medal race in the 200 fly might have been the highlight of the night. Now, perhaps we can all understand a bit better what 19 Olympic medals means.
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Michael Phelps wondered if watching others compete at the world championships would pique his desire for another comeback. Nope. Related: The brilliant Caeleb Dressel doesn't need to be the next.
Michael Phelps of the United States, left, swims with Takeshi Matsuda of Japan during the men's 200-meter butterfly final in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Record breaking Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps today apologised after he was pictured with the type of pipe used for smoking cannabis. T he 23-year-old American, the most decorated medallist in.