Phelps, the Team U.S.A. captain this time around, says this was his last Olympics, and though he has un-retired before, most seem to believe that this time, he meansit.
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The legacy of Phelps is far from over and could even grow from here, as if one thing is for certain it’s that he will continue to be involved in the Olympic setup in some capacity for years to come.
Monica Puig won Puerto Rico’s first gold medal in any sport in Olympic history, upsetting Angelique Kerber in the women’s tennis singles final.
Phelps’ long-time coach Bob Bowman said swimming was unlikely to see anyone of his sort again. “Absolutely not. I’m not even looking”.
“He might be there”, Phelps said.
Michael Phelps didn’t talk about his future plans after he capped off his retirement night, but we should let the man bask in glory for a while.
Two-time gold medalist Murphy put the Americans out front with a world-record split on the backstroke – it counts since he was leading off – but Britain surged ahead on the breaststroke with its own world-record holder, Adam Peaty.
“He’s a father figure to me”, Phelps said of Bowman, his coach since age 11 who he followed to Arizona when Bowman was named ASU’s swim and dive coach past year.
The USA’s Jeff Henderson leaped 27 feet and six inches (8.38 meters), winning a gold medal in the men’s long jump by one centimeter.
Saturday’s victory came just minutes after the women’s medley relay gave the United States its 1,000th Olympic gold medal at the Summer Games.
“I want to give people all over the world the opportunity to swim”, he said. “Sharing that with three other women is just icing on the cake”. It’s the first US gold in the event since 2004.
Then Adrian held off Duncan Scott in the final straight to give the United States of America their 16th swimming gold medal in Rio.
Sprinter Tori Bowie almost took the USA over the top in the 100 metres but she was finished second behind Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson, leaving it up to the swimmers to complete the feat. Puerto Rico, a territory of the US, has fielded teams in the Summer Olympics since 1948, and this was the first medal, of any variety, for a woman representing Puerto Rico.
Blume was the third Danish swimmer to capture a gold.
Manuel became the first Afro-American individual swimming gold medallist when she won the 100m freestyle on Thursday. Paltrinieri’s fellow Italian Gabriele Detti took the bronze medal in 14:40.86.
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“I’m not going four more years and I’m standing by that”, he insisted after finishing in a three-way tie for silver in the 100m butterfly final.
