Michael Phelps has become the Winningest Olympic athlete ever, earning his 4th gold medal of the Beijing Games with a world record in the 200-meter butterfly.
The American touched in 1 minute, 52.03 seconds, breaking his old mark of 1:52.09 set at last year’s world championships in Australia.
It was Phelps’ 10th career gold medal, breaking a tie with Mark Spitz, Carl Lewis and two others for most golds. He is 4-for-4 so far, setting world records in each of his events.
Laszlo Cseh of Hungary took the silver in 1:52.70. Takeshi Matsuda of Japan got the bronze in 1:52.97.
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Watch Michael Phelps as he strokes his way to record books. From Day 1 of the Olympics up to his 8th Gold Record.
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Michael Phelps winning by a margin of 0.01 second to capture his 7th Gold.