Phelps and his team-mates took the deck to a thunderous ovation and Ryan Murphy got the Americans off to a blazing start, clocking a world record 51.85sec on the opening backstroke leg. I am retiring, this is it.
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“[It’s the] last warm-up, last time putting on a suit, last time walking out in front of thousands of people representing my country”. Throughout his last individual swimming race, Phelps chose to stick to the side of the lane over his preference of the customary middle line.
“They did the same thing in London”. But the swimming sensation feels that this time around, he’s truly ready to let go. I promised her I was going to get a medal so I wasn’t going to let her down.
The options he ran through Sunday included growing the sport of swimming, teaching more children to be water safe, and growing his family. London was awesome and this is better still.
Mo Farah cemented his place in British track and field history after becoming the first GB athlete to win three Olympic gold medals. It seems the Rio Olympics have truly been the swan song he was searching for.
Johnson disclosed that she and Phelps have been planning the wedding for quite some time now. “It’s it. We’re finished.’ I’m happy with my career”. Looking back at this week, it’s been nothing but a fun, exciting week. I wanted to challenge myself and see how much more I could do. “You’re going to be seeing Katie Ledeckys and Ryan Murphys, and hopefully I’ll find some of those”.
It made his last competitive Olympic swim all the more satisfying.
“Obviously having a great relay split [in the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay, his first event in Rio].I was like, ‘OK, we’re gonna have a good meet, ‘” he explained. 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. “This is it”, Phelps said in response to a comment.
“I don’t even know if I could pick one, because this is just a part of my entire career”. “As a kid I set out to do something that nobody had ever done before. I think so – I really think so”, Lochte, 32, said on Friday.
Michael Phelps of the United States competes in the second Semifinal of the Men’s 200m Individual Medley on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 10, 2016.
The race ended with – what else? – a gold medal.
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“A lot of the young swimmers on the team we all looked up to him when we were 6 years old, ” she said on TODAY Monday.
“This is what I wanted to finish my career”, he said this weekend. “I don’t know why”. There’s no better way than finishing with a gold medal.
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Who would have thought, the long time fan of decorated Olympian swimmer Michael Phelps would stop his reign on the 2016 Rio Olympics? “Being able to play catch with him in the backyard, or take him to a sporting event, or if he’s into music …”
