American Swimmer Phelps Wins Gold in His Final Rio Olympic Event

American swimming sensation Michael Phelps has won his 23rd Olympic career gold medal, and 5th of the Rio Games, in what may be the final race of his Olympic career. The most decorated Olympian in history swam the third leg of the 4x100-meter medley relay, coming from behind to pass Britain and give the U.S. the lead going into the final leg. The first leg of the relay, the backstroke, turned out to be a world-record time by American Ryan Murphy, and that pushed the U.S. team toward an...

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