With five gold medals and counting, it’s easy to say that Michael Phelps is stealing the show.
And, Sports Illustrated debuts its latest cover featuring Phelps.
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First, he won the 200-meter butterfly, his fourth gold medal and fourth world record at these Olympics Games.
It also marked the the 10th gold medal of his career, shattering the mark he shared for just over 24 hours with Carl Lewis, Mark Spitz, Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi and Russian gymnast Larissa Latynina, reports the New York Post.
Then, he was back in the pool for the 4×200 freestyle relay, where he crushed another world record and won his 5th gold!
It doesn’t get old.
Tonight, Michael Phelps broke another world record in the finals of the butterfly and of course, won gold.
This marked his 25th world record.
He’s one individual world record away from the legendary Mark Spitz.
Update: Phelps won his 5th gold!
