The Americans are the top two all-time performers in the event.
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Thinking quickly, they flipped Dwyer’s cap inside out, and Phelps went on to anchor the team to victory. “We’ve been racing for 12 years, and with one more battle, it will be fun”.
There is plenty of documentary evidence to attest to the dominance of Phelps, victor of a record 21 golds and 25 medals in an astonishing career spanning five Games that is far from finished.
‘That being my very first Olympic event, so to be able to win it in my fifth Olympics is pretty special.
Gold is on his mind as Michael Phelps looks for his 22nd Olympic medal of that color in the 200-meter individual medley at the Rio Olympics. They won the race by 1.84 seconds.
Swimming next to Lochte, Phelps put up an effortless-looking time of 1:55.78 to claim the prime middle lane in Thursday night’s final.
“It’s going to take a ideal performance to beat him”, Lochte said. “He won’t give up and that’s awesome”.
Lochte turned 32 last week and is non-committal about whether Rio is his last Olympics.
Numerous young swimmers who watched 21-time gold medalist Michael Phelps growing up are now competing beside him in Rio.
Regardless of the outcome, the atmosphere back in their room at the Olympic Village will stay chill.
Day 6 of the Rio Games features medal action in gymnastics, rugby, track cycling, swimming, fencing, judo and more. With Baker’s victory, Japan has now won nine medals in judo in Rio.
The Spanish swimmer was silver medalist in that event at the 2012 London Games, where she also took silver in the 800 freestyle behind Katie Ledecky.
Katie Ledecky, who swam a spectacular anchor split in the 4 x 200 freestyle relay on Wednesday night to clinch gold for the USA, has emerged as Phelps’ co-star.
Michael Phelps underlined his status as the greatest Olympian of all time by capturing his 20th Olympic gold medal in devastating fashion, before adding a staggering 21st before the night was over.
Phelps has won every Olympic 200 IM since 2004.
As Olympic men s champion Andy Murray prepares to enter the fray Wednesday, women s defending tennis champion Serena Williams suffered a shock 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Ukraine s Elina Svitolina in the third round.
“Ryan brings out the best in me”, Phelps said. And Russia goes for its first gold medal in the pool in the men’s 200 backstroke.
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Balandin touched in 2 minutes, 7.46 seconds. Both Campbells are medal favorites after landing on the podium at last summer’s world championships.
