21 gold Phelps still rules the pool

Source: AFP | August 10, 2016, Wednesday |

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In an unforgettable display of Olympic power Michael Phelps won two more finals to take his historic all-time record load to 21 golds and entrench his legendary status.

His majesterial display came on a day that Hungary's 'Iron Lady' Katinka Hosszu took her third gold of the week while American gymnast Simone Biles made a flying start to her bid for a record five Rio Olympic golds. But Serena Williams crashed out of what could be her final Games.

Phelps beat Japan's Masato Sakai by just four hundredths of a second to take the 200 metres butterfly and just over an hour later anchored the US 4x200m freestyle relay team to victory.

At 31 -- the oldest individual Olympic swimming gold medallist ever -- Phelps is still the master of the pool.

After claiming his 20th title in five Olympics -- beating old rival Chad le Clos in the process -- Phelps stood in the pool striking a pose like a Roman emperor as he soaked up the acclaim.

After an emotional medals ceremony, he climbed across the massed ranks of photographers to kiss fiance Nicole Johnson and their child Boomer.

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21 gold Phelps still rules the pool

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