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14:23 EST, 31 July 2012
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21:03 EST, 31 July 2012
In just 200 meters today, Michael Phelps became the greatest Olympian of all time as he claimed his first gold medal of the 2012 Games with the powerful stroke of his outstretched arm, grasping a glory unknown to any other competitor in the world.
The swimmer secured his 19th medal with victory in the men’s 4x200mn relay, smashing the 48-year record of Russian gymnast Larissa Latyina and earning himself a place in history.
After taking a disappointing second place medal earlier in the day, he now has 15 golds, two silver and two bronze medals over three Olympics.
Phelps’s historic achievement is a welcome boost for the swimmer, who has so far fallen short of expectations at the London Games – finishing fourth in the 400m medley on the opening day of the Games.
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Sweet Success: Michael Phelps of the U.S. smiles after winning the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay final during the London 2012 Olympic Games
Cheers: U.S. team members Michael Phelps, left, and Conor Dwyer, right, celebrate with their gold medals and US flags after winning gold in the Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final
Happy Ending: Debbis Phelps, mother of U.S.’ Michael Phelps, right, cries during the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay final swimming event while his teammates cheer him on at the finish
Smile: U.S.’s Michael Phelps celebrates after winning gold in the Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final, which secured him a record 19th Olympic medal
In the relay race today the United States team of Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer, Ricky Berens and Phelps on the anchor leg won in 6 minutes, 59.70 seconds. France took the silver in 7:02.77, while China was third in 7:06.30.
Before the race, they all huddled together, fully aware of their moment in history.
‘I thanked those guys for helping me get to this moment,’ Phelps said.
‘I told those guys I wanted a big lead. I was like, “You better give me a big lead going into the last lap,” and they gave it to me. I just wanted to hold on. I thanked them for being able to allow me to have this moment.’
Dive: United States’ Michael Phelps dives in to start the last leg of the men’s 4 X 200-meter freestyle relay before their gold medal win
Fins: Phelps swims the final leg in the men’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay swimming final at the Aquatics Centre
Spout: United States’ Michael Phelps, right, celebrates winning gold in the men’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay
Berens handed off a lead of nearly 4 seconds to Phelps, who lingered a bit on the blocks, knowing the only way he could blow this one was to get disqualified.
Then he set off on what amounted to four victory laps of the pool — down and back, then down and back again, the roar in the Olympic Aquatics Centre getting louder as he approached the finish.
Lochte stood on the deck, waving his arms. Dwyer and Berens pumped their fists. And Phelps touched the wall for his first gold of the London Games with a cumulative time of 6 minutes, 59.70 seconds.
Joy: Michael Phelps celebrates with a team member after winning gold in the Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Rejoice: U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps poses on the podium with the gold medal after the US swimming team won the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay
Team: United States’ Conor Dwyer, left, Michael Phelps, center, Ryan Lochte, second right, and Ricky Berens, right, pose with their gold medals after their win
No one else was close. France’s Yannick Agnel swam a faster final leg than Phelps, but it wasn’t nearly good enough, his country taking silver in 7:02.77. China was far back in third at 7:06.30.
Phelps might have backed into the record a bit by failing to win any of his first three events at these games, but there’s no denying his legacy as one of the greatest Olympians ever — if not THE greatest.
Phelps has 15 golds in his career, six more than anyone else, to go along with two silvers and two bronzes. Latynina won nine golds, five silvers and four bronzes from 1956-64.
Champions: Michael Phelps, left, won his 19th
medal today, beating out former Soviet Union gymnast Larissa Latynina
for the most medals of all time. She is pictured in 1960 at right
Win: Silver medalist US swimmer Michael Phelps poses on the podium after the men’s 200m butterfly final during the swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games
MICHAEL PHELPS EARNS HIS PLACE IN HISTORY
Athens, 2004
Gold: 100 m butterfly
Gold: 200 m butterfly
Gold: 200 m individual medley
Gold: 400 m individual medley
Gold: 4×200 m freestyle
Gold: 4×100 m medley
Bronze: 200 m freestyle
Bronze: 4×100 m freestyle
Beijing, 2008
Gold: 100 m butterfly
Gold: 200 m butterfly
Gold: 200 m freestyle
Gold: 200 m individual medley
Gold: 400 m individual medley
Gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay
Gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay
Gold: 4×100 m medley relay
London, 2012
Gold: 4×200 m freestyle
Silver: 200 m butterfly
Silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay
Team: Latynina was cheering on Michael Phelps to take her title
‘You are now a complete legend,’ the public-address announced bellowed, accompanied by the Foo Fighters’ song ‘Best of You.’
THE WOMAN WHO FELL TO PHELPS: UKRAINIAN GYMNAST WITH 18 MEDALS RECALLS FORMER GLORY
Larissa
Latynina was quick to point out,
however, that she also coached the Soviet women’s gymnastics team from
1967 to 1977, helping her charges to win 10 Olympic gold medals along
the way.
‘I can proudly say that I’ve played
a part in winning 19 Olympic gold medals if you add up my nine with
their 10. He has a long way to go to catch me,’ she added with a smile.
The Ukraine-born gymnast also has 14 world championship medals, nine of them gold.
She won five golds, including the
all-around, and one silver from six events at the 1958 world
championships in Moscow while she was four months pregnant.
‘I didn’t tell anyone, not even my personal coach (Alexander Mishakov),’ she recalled.
‘ I had to keep quiet about my pregnancy — if our
sports bosses had known about it, they would have never allowed me to
compete.
‘And how did I do? Well, I won,’ she said matter-of-factly.
Latynina, who nowadays spends most
of her time taking care of her vegetable garden at her dacha outside
Moscow and playing with her great-grandchildren, did not think she was
much more talented than her rivals.
‘If anything, it was probably my
desire and a will to win. I had that competitive drive in me,’ she said.
‘I never ever liked losing. Simply hated it.’
Phelps
still has three more races to go before he retires, three more chances
to establish a mark that will be hard for anyone to touch.
‘It has been a pretty amazing career,’ he said, ‘but we still have a couple races to go.’
Bob
Bowman, his coach, said at the Olympic trials that London gave Phelps
the chance to ‘take his gold medal count to a level I don’t know if
anyone could touch it. It might be there already,’ according to USA
Today.
Phelps had won the 200 butterfly in Athens and Beijing, but lost out on the chance for a trifecta today.
‘You guys are still stressing about it,’ he told an audience of reporters before the Games.
‘I have times that I want to hit and things I want to do. That’s why I’m here. Obviously, we always want to swim faster.’
Latynina was rooting Phelps on, hoping that the swimming sensation would break her record.
‘I
wouldn’t be bitter if he did,’ Latynina, now a sprightly 77, said. ‘As
they say, records are made to be broken. He is a great champion and a
very nice young man.’
‘If anything, I can only wish him well because I’m a huge admirer of his talent. I just enjoy watching him swim.’
Latynina’s eyes lit up as she proudly recalled her own triumphs.
‘I remember just about everything. Each Olympics was a unique experience in itself, each one had its own things to remember,’ said Latynina, who competed in Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) and Tokyo (1964), winning a record 18 medals, nine of them gold.
Latynina, who met the American for the first time at a sponsors’ event in New York this year, was certain he would overtake her.
‘I have no doubt about it. He already has 16 and should win at least three more in London,’ said the Russian.
Winner: U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps competes in the men’s 200m butterfly final during the swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Speed: Michael Phelps competes in the men’s 200m butterfly final
Finale: Just .05 seconds behind South Africa’s Chad le Clos, Phelps finished second in the race; bringing his medal count to 14 gold, two silver and two bronze.
Earlier, the 27-year-old told CNN’s Piers Morgan that the London Games will be his fourth and final Olympics.
Phelps, who won six gold medals in Athens in 2004, and eight at Beijing in 2008, trained every day for five years at one point in his glittering career.
But he is now looking forward to taking some time out from swimming and enjoying going on holiday.
‘I
don’t want to get in the water,’ Phelps said on ‘Piers Morgan Tonight’.
‘I spent so much time in the water; I’m like “No I’ll sit here on the
beach. … I don’t want to get in the water and play.”’
Phelps won his first ever silver medal at the London Games on Sunday as part of the 400-meter relay team.
But
his fellow USA teammate Ryan Lochte rocketed to victory in the 400m
individual medley on Saturday, leaving Phelps and his other competitors
in his wake and taking the nation’s first gold medal.
Retiring: The 27-year-old, who has been swimming since the age of 7, told CNN’s Piers Morgan that the London Games will be his fourth and final Olympics
Role model: Phelps told how his own sporting idol is Michael Jordan. ‘On and off the court, the guy made basketball what it is,’ Phelps told Morgan
Face off: Ryan Lochte (right) rocketed to
victory in the 400m individual medley on Saturday, leaving Phelps (left)
and his other competitors in his wake
Phelps told Morgan his own sporting idol
is Michael Jordan. ‘On and off the court, the guy made basketball what
it is,’ he said.
‘I think one of the coolest things
that I loved about him was it didn’t matter what he had going on off the
court or if he was sick or this, that,’ Phelps added.
‘He never used an excuse. He came out every single night on the court and did what he had to do to get his job done.
‘That’s
what champions do. It doesn’t matter what
else is going on when you
walk in to your arena, whatever you excel at, you’re there to take care
of the job that you have to do.’
Phelps, who has been swimming since he was seven years old, and while he has been subjected to more than a decade of training, his body is tailor-made for swimming.
His 6’7″ wingspan is longer than his 6’4″ height, giving him a reach advantage. He also has an unusually long torso and extremely flexible angles.
Tack on his size 14 feet, and there is a practically unbeatable swimmer.
Born to swim: Michael Phelps has been swimming competitively since he was just seven years old
Though he made the finals in the 200m butterfly in the 2000 Sydney games, Phelps could not place higher than fifth.
It would be another four years before he could make a splash.
At the Athens games in 2004, he picked up six gold medals and two bronze at 19 years old.
But it was in Beijing in 2008 when Phelps captivated the nation and rocketed to worldwide fame when he grabbed eight gold medals in all eight races.
In fact, Phelps’ performance at the Beijing games was so impressive that many tried to persuade him to retire.
But rather than leave competition on a high note, Phelps said he would swim in London.
There were bumps along the way, most notably the notorious bong photo that appeared in the pages of the now-defunct News of the World in early 2009.
Going Greek: At the Athens games in 2004, Phelps picked up six gold medals and two bronze when he was just 19 years old
Phelps eventually admitted ‘regrettable’ behaviour and ‘bad judgment’ after the image, which showed him inhaling from a marijuana pipe, surfaced.
In the statement released by one of his agents amid the scandal, Phelps said: ‘I engaged in behaviour which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment.
The statement went on: ‘I’m 23 years old and despite the successes I’ve had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again.’
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Phelps is believed to rake in more than $40million a year in
endorsements with brands like Speedo, Subway and Nike.
Amid the height of his fame, Phelps also started the Michael Phelps Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting healthy lives and an active lifestyle among children through swimming.
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He is American – so no question about his success – HAS HE BEEN DRUG TESTED? why is bbc not asking that to the americans? – annjessica, bournemouth
All gold medal winners are automatically tested now.
I thought Phelps was pure class today the way he acted around Chad le Clos at the medal ceremony well done Michael you acted like a true champion and I’m sure you are an even bigger hero to Le Clos now.
My swim cap is doffed to a great champ.
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YAY! I was worried about him. I’m so glad that he “found it,” again! NOW, he can retire in victory!
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Michael Phelps is an inspiration to so many, regardless of their nationality. Besides the usual no-good haters, it seems that the whole world has been rooting for Michael to break the record mark his place in history. I personally don’t want him to retire but I can see why he wants to. He has spent so much of his life literally living by the motto “blood sweat tears”, has accomplished so much in his 27 years; more than many can even think of accomplishing in their entire lifetime, so he really does deserve some time to have fun see the world (in an interview he said that despite being to so many wonderful cities as part of his career, he has never had to the time to actually SEE them bc of his busy schedule). He also said that he looks forward to working even more with his foundation for children. So congratulations Michael! You are both an epic Olympian and an inspirational human being! 🙂
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Don’t forget he won as part of a team.
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at completely average tit, werertheyshooteachother., 31/7/2012 18:16. What are you smoking? You’re hanging out with Mary Jane a little to much. I can tell.
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– completely average tit, werertheyshooteachother., 31/7/2012 18:16 If the yanks are so superior, how come a bunch of farmers with sticks kicked you lot out of Vietnam?? and how do you explain trying to sink your own carriers of vietnam Forestall / enterprise ??? — That’s easy. Americans weren’t exactly comfortable with Vietnam — many, many didn’t support the government’s actions, and rightly so (I don’t condone spitting on returning vets, however). Had the government had popular support, Vietnam likely wouldn’t have ended when it did. Remember the civil unrest of the 1960s? Kent State, the endless protests? That’s more than you can say for the British populace duringthe age of empire and purely extractive colonization.
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If the yanks are so superior, how come a bunch of farmers with sticks kicked you lot out of Vietnam?? and how do you explain trying to sink your own carriers of vietnam Forestall / enterprise ???
– completely average tit, werertheyshooteachother.
— You shouldn’t get it started, maybe you can explain how the British lost 18 thousand men in about a week in Afghanistan or how you ran out on the French at Dunkirk and then changed the history book to make it out as getting you as— kicked off the continent to be a great victory. We had a song about the British in the war of 1812.– They ran through the bushes and they ran through the brambles, they ran so fast a hound couldn’t catch them on down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico. Great song LOL
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Funny how this story is all positive spin about how great a career he has had, but the poor Chinese swimmer’s story is all accusations about possible drug use. Well done to Phelps for yet another gold medal but in the same vein the Yu Shinwe should also be congratulated on her performances!
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Suspicious, disturbing and unbelievable, in my opinion 😉
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DM is disgraceful, I posted a comment on YE’s page congratulating her success 8 hours ago, still 0 comments on her news page now. Shame on you DM! Congrats Phelps!
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