Michael Phelps is on the way to his 22nd medal in Rio Olympics.
American swimming champion Michael Phelps proves to the world that he has got what it takes to be called, “most decorated Olympian of all time”.
He remains on course for his 22nd Olympic gold after he reached the final of the 200m individual medley at the 2016 Olympics.
The 31-year-old swimmer is the most decorated Olympian in history with 21 gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals.
He has won the 200m individual medley in the past three Olympic Games and has already collected a gold medal in Rio in the 200m butterfly, as well as helping the United States win two relay golds.
“That’s a lot of medals,” said Phelps. “It’s just insane. It’s mind-blowing”.
Phelps beat Japan’s Masato Sakai by just four hundredths of a second to take the 200 meters butterfly and just over an hour later anchored the US 4x200m freestyle relay team to victory.
At 31 – the oldest individual Olympic swimming gold medallist ever – Phelps is still the master of the pool.
After claiming his 20th title in 5 Olympics – beating old rival Chad le Clos in the process – Phelps stood in the pool striking a pose like a Roman emperor as he soaked up the acclaim.
After an emotional medals ceremony, he climbed across the massed ranks of photographers to kiss fiancé Nicole Johnson and their child Boomer.
It was another dramatic night in the pool with Hosszu completing the individual medley double by winning the 200m final in an Olympic best 2:06.58.
Katie Ledecky, leading the new generation of American swimming stars, captured her second gold of the Games by holding off a brave charge from Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom to take the women’s 200m freestyle final in 1:53.73.
The defending Olympic champions lost to Britain at the 2015 World Championships, but led from the early stages to win by 2.47 seconds and retain their crown.
