Star power: Actor and pop star Justin Timberlake pretends to swim as he meets Michael Phelps.Picture: RETUERS
Ryder Cup 2012 opening ceremony attracts Justin Timberlake and Michael Phelps: in pictures
Phelps and his teammates celebrate after the 4x100m medley victory in what Phelps says will be the last Olympic race of his career.
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Phelps and his teammates pose with their gold medals for the cameras.
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Michael Phelps holds up a trophy that reads “greatest Olympic athlete of all time” after the men’s 4x100m medley relay final. Phelps and his teammates won gold, giving him 22 career Olympic medals, 18 of which are gold.
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Michael Phelps, who also won the 100m fly in ‘04 and ‘08, roared back from seventh place after the first 50 meters.
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Michael Phelps still has plenty of magic left, writes Nick Zaccardi. With his Olympic career nearing an end, Phelps won his 17th gold medal — his third in London — in the 100m butterfly
The Magic Continues
Michael Phelps of the U.S. spits out water next to South Africa’s Chad le Clos (L) after winning gold in the men’s 100m butterfly final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre August 3, 2012. Le Clos won the silver. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne
Michael Phelps of the U.S. wins in the men’s 100m butterfly final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre August 3, 2012. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates winning the Mens 100m Butterfly Final on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 3, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
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Michael Phelps (l.) and Ryan Lochte show off their hardware after finishing 1-2 in the 200m individual medley.
Michael Phelps wins gold in 200-meter individual medley for 20th career Olympic medal; Ryan Lochte takes the silver
Phelps becomes first man to win the same individual event in three straight Olympics
Michael Phelps looks at Ryan Lochte after they finished 1-2 in the men’s 200-meter individual medley. (Lee Jin-man / Associated Press / August 2, 2012)
Michael Phelps wins another gold medal; Ryan Lochte wins silver
American swimmer claims victory in the 200-meter individual medley for the third time, giving him 16 gold medals and 20 overall in the Olympics.
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Michael Phelps on his way to victory in the 200-meter individual medley.
Phelps Wins Gold No. 16, as Lochte Falls Short Twice
Ryan Lochte gave his best in two finals on Thursday night, which might have been why Michael Phelps beat him in the one they swam together.
Phelps defeated Lochte in a side-by-side duel to win the gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley, adding this to the one he won in Beijing in 2008 and Athens in 2004. He became the first man to win the same race three times at the Games.
It was Phelps’s 20th medal and 16th gold.
Lochte, who won the bronze in the 200 backstroke earlier Thursday, had to settle for the silver.
Michael Phelps (left) won the 16th gold medal of his illustrious Olympic career in the 200-meter individual medley.
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Michael Phelps proved his greatness one more time. Phelps won his 20th Olympic medal, beating Ryan Lochte for gold in the 200 IM — their final Games showdown. Lochte took silver.
It’s Phelps Again
Larisa Latynina of Russia during her performance on the beam at the final of the woman’s gymnastics in Rome, She took second place in this event.
Phelps overtakes Larisa Latynina’s historic record for most Olympic medals ever
Larisa Latynina, known for her commanding presence, won 18 medals for the Soviet Union from 1956 to 1964, a record that stood for almost 50 years.
Phelps overtakes Larisa Latynina’s historic record for most Olympic medals ever
