American swimmer (or human/fish hybrid depends which you prefer) Michael Phelps has raced for the last time and unsurprisingly he has retired on a high, helping the USA take gold in the 4x100m medley relay.
This means he bows out as the most successful Olympian ever with a record 22 medals, a record 18 gold medals (twice as many as anyone else) and the record of winning two individual swimming events three Olympics in a row.
Coming into these games there were questions about his form and when he didn’t medal in the 400m medley everyone was asking has he lost it, but he most definitely hadn’t and he came back to win six medals, four gold and two silver.
There are times when sports people retire and a debate will start as to whether they are the greatest or if we will see someone like them again, but in Phelps case we haven't and we won't, his records will surely stand for ever as no other active Olympian is even close to the standards he’s set.
Some break records, Phelps nuked them.
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