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Who finished second to Michael Phelps?
Tom Shields
It’s always hard racing a legend. With all the attention focused on Michael Phelps making his fifth Olympic team, Tom Shields quietly slipped onto the team as well. He finished second to Phelps in both the 100 and 200 butterfly.
Who is the second most decorated swimmer?
Ryan Steven Lochte
Ryan Steven Lochte (/ˈlɒkti/ LOK-tee; born August 3, 1984) is an American professional swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist. Along with Natalie Coughlin, Dara Torres, and Jenny Thompson, he is the second-most decorated swimmer in Olympic history measured by total number of medals, behind only Michael Phelps.
Who has the 2nd most Olympic medals?
List of Olympic medals over career
| No. | Athlete | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Phelps | 2004–2016 |
| 2 | Larisa Latynina | 1956–1964 |
| 3 | Marit Bjørgen | 2002–2018 |
| 4 | Nikolai Andrianov | 1972–1980 |
Who is the most decorated swimmer ever?
Michael Fred Phelps II
Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals.
Who did Ryan Lochte marry?
Kayla Rae Reidm. 2018
Ryan Lochte/Spouse
Ryan Lochte welcomes baby No. 2 with wife Kayla Rae Reid: ‘She is perfect in every way’ Fatherhood is going swimmingly for Ryan Lochte. The 12-time Olympic medalist and model wife Kayla Rae Reid welcomed their second child on Monday, one day after celebrating Father’s Day in the swimming pool.
Does Michael Phelps still hold any records?
Michael Phelps Olympic records Now retired, he retains just four global records and four individual Olympic records. He has been retired since 2016. At the age of 15 years and 9 months, Michael Phelps became the youngest man swimmer in history to set a world swimming record.
When did Michael Phelps win his second gold medal?
Phelps swam the first leg of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay in a time of 47.51 seconds (an American record for the 100-meter freestyle), and won his second gold medal of the 2008 Olympics, as well as setting his second world record of the Olympics (3:08.24).
What’s the world record that Michael Phelps broke?
Phelps went on to break that long-standing record with an incredible eighth gold medal of the Olympics in the 4x100m medley relay as teammates Brendan Hansen, Aaron Peirsol and Jason Lezak helped deliver it in a world record time of 3:29.34, breaking their existing record by more than a second.
How old was Michael Phelps when he started his career?
The most decorated athlete in Olympic history, American swimmer Michael Phelps finished his career with 23 gold medals and 28 overall. Phelps was just 15 years old when he made his Olympic debut at the 2000 Games in Sydney. Though he didn’t medal in Australia,…
What’s the fastest time Michael Phelps has ever swam?
This is illustrated by his personal best times set in 2007, four months after the World Championships. At the US Nationals in Indianapolis on August 1, 2007, Phelps swam a 1:54.65 in the 200-meter backstroke, which was the third fastest of all time in the event, 0.33 of a second off the world record of 1:54.32 held by Ryan Lochte.