Rio de Janeiro: Michael Phelps brought down the curtain on his glittering Olympic career when he helped the U.S. win 4x100m medley relay gold at the Rio Games on Saturday, taking his personal tally to 23.
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Singapore exploded in celebration Saturday after homegrown swimming hero Joseph Schooling beat United States legend Michael Phelps in the 100m butterfly in Rio to win the tiny republic’s first ever Olympic gold.
Phelps began the butterfly leg with the US in second position, but he set a blistering pace to give his team the lead by the end of his 100m.
At the Rio Games, Phelps won individual gold in the 200-meter individual medley and the 200-meter butterfly, while taking silver in the 100-meter butterfly.
“I’m excited to see just how much faster he can go”, he said, nodding at Schooling, who set an Olympic record in beating him. One night after his only setback in Rio, an upset loss to Joseph Schooling in the 100 fly, Phelps was back on top.
Phelps is also the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 27 medals.
So. a world record and three golds in three events for the 21-year-old Murphy.
Australia was a distant second place in the overall standings, with 10 medals, while Australia and Hungary tied for second in gold medals, with three apiece.
He won gold in an Olympic-record 50.39 seconds, leaving Phelps, Le Clos and Cseh in his wake.
Kathleen Baker, Lilly King and Dana Vollmer joined Manuel in the historic victory, which came with a time of 3:53.13.
“One thousand gold medals is a remarkable achievement made possible by the culture of sport that is the fabric and foundation of Team USA”, United States Olympic Committee (USOC) head Scott Blackmun said. She became the first African-American woman to win an Olympic swimming title with her win in the 100 free.
The U.S. women’s pursuit team competes in the finals on Saturday at the velodrome in Rio. She was trying to give Germany its first singles gold since Steffi Graf in 1988, but instead goes home with silver.
It was another huge disappointment for sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell of Australia. Belarus swimmer Aliaksandra Herasimenia took bronze in 24.11 seconds.
Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy won gold, and Gabriele Detti, also of Italy claimed bronze.
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Detti rallied over the final laps to pass American Jordan Wilimovksy, who settled for fourth.
