Michael Phelps wins gold in the 200-meter butterfly during the Olympic Games on Tuesday in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. “It’s always fun getting in the water and racing him, he’s tough, he finished on me last time really well”, Phelps said about the upcoming final race.
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Both Phelps and Lochte swam in the 200m individual medley semifinals Wednesday.
On Friday he will compete in the final of the 100m butterfly and he is also expected to take part in the 4x100m medley relay. It’s been a hell of a career. “But, I mean, I went out there and swam as fast as I could and my color just comes with the territory”.
The Barcelona Games were the last time the United States lost a men’s final in those events. It didn t work out the way I wanted it to, but at least I was able to make it to Rio. “I have no cluse what that is, and I wish I could ask Him what to do, but right now I have to have faith that it’s going to happen”.
After taking his haul of Olympic gold to an all-time record 21 medals, U.S. legend Michael Phelps returns to the pool on Wednesday in search of further booty. So did Campbell’s younger sister, reigning world champion Bronte, in the eighth spot. If you break down the all-time summer Olympics medal counts of every nation, Phelps has won more than 91 countries ever have, including Portugal, Peru, Singapore, Serbia, and 87 others (this count takes into account independent Olympic participants and mixed teams).
The 31-year-old swimmer redeemed himself in front of all doubts about his success during this year’s Olympics due to his advanced age.
Back in 2012, the 17-year-old was the darling of the London Games, winning five Olympic medals and winning over the world with her big smile.
Phelps clocked one minute, 54.66 for a comfortable winning margin of 1.95 seconds.
This time, she was limited to a single gold, which came for swimming the preliminaries of the 4×200 freestyle relay.
His medal haul has now risen to 26, including two silvers and two bronzes, with the 100 metres butterfly still to come.
Both men attend the University of California, Berkeley, and are part of a small group of USA swimmers calling themselves the “Cal Five”.
May 2015: Phelps has a change of heart and competes in the 200-meter fly at the Arena Pro Series, telling reporters that the times that competitors have been clocking in the event are “really not that fast”.
“Things started to hit me this morning”, he said.
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The new Phelps is cool, relaxed and free of great pressure. “I don’t know what to believe, like, whether I actually did it or I’m still preparing for my race”.
