Aug 12, 2012 · When Michael Phelps came to London for the 2012 Summer Games, he had 14 Olympic gold medals. He's leaving with 18 and a record 22 overall. And now he's retiring at 27, leaving the sport in...

Aug 4, 2012 · Phelps is the reigning Olympic champion in the 100 and 200 butterfly, the 200 freestyle and the 200 and 400 individual medley. He was also part of the gold-medal squads in the 400 medley relay,...

Aug 4, 2012 · Michael Phelps ended his career with another gold as the United States won the medley relay at the London Olympics on Saturday.

Jul 31, 2012 · Michael Phelps broke the Olympic medals record Tuesday with his 19th as the United States romped to a dominating win in 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the London Games.

Jul 31, 2013 · The 34-year-old put in a series of perfect displays on the rapids of the Lee Valley White Water Centre to become the first ever French athlete to win three Olympic titles in the same discipline. Germany’s Sideris Tasiadis took silver, while the defending Olympic champion Michal Martikan of Slovakia had to content himself with bronze.

Mar 13, 2024 · Michael Phelps did retire after the 2016 Olympics as the most decorated Olympic athlete ever. There were rumblings that he might come out of retirement for the Tokyo Olympics but these rumors...

Aug 4, 2012 · Phelps' team won the Olympic gold medal, giving him 22 overall and 18 gold when he leaves the London Games. Swimming the final race of his Olympic career, Michael Phelps gilded his resume just a...

Aug 4, 2012 · Becomes the youngest male (15 years, 11 months) to set a world record when he breaks the mark in the 200 fly, and takes the mark even lower at the world championship in Fukuoka, Japan, for the...

Aug 3, 2012 · Michael Phelps brought to an end an unparalleled career as he bowed out of the Olympic Games with 18 gold medals and 22 overall, bringing the curtain down on the London 2012 Swimming action at the Aquatics Centre.

Aug 2, 2012 · Michael Phelps has won the men's 200-meter individual medley at the 2012 Summer Games, winning his 20th Olympic medal — and his first individual gold medal in London. Phelps led Lochte by...