Michael Phelps - GQ, December 2008

        If I can look back at my career and say that I’ve done everything I’ve wanted to, then I think it’s a success.

Michael Phelps: The Most Decorated Olympian of All Time

By one one-hundredth of a second, Nathan Adrian, wins men’s 100m freestyle for his first individual gold medal. Teammates Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps react in the ready room, in similar fashion to Adrian himself.


Michael Phelps with his 20th medal

Michael Phelps with his 20th medal

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte place first and second respectively in the 200m IM- their last race together in these Olympic games. Michael Phelps made history, becoming the first Olympian to win gold in the same event in three different olympic games (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, and London 2012), and now has a grand total of 20 Olympic medals.