Michael Phelps

In seventh heaven: Dressel ties Phelps’ record with 7th gold

Budapest - Muslimchronicle

Michael Phelps, you’ve got company. Caeleb Dressel won his seventh gold medal of the world championships Sunday, putting the US team ahead to stay with another dominating swim in the 4x100-meter medley relay. One night after becoming the first swimmer to win three golds in one night at a major international meet, Dressel joined Phelps in another elite club withRead more

Dynamo Dressel closes swimming worlds with seventh gold

Budapest - Muslimchronicle

Caeleb Dressel brought the curtain down on the world championships with an historic seventh gold medal in Budapest on Sunday, equalling the record of swim legend Michael Phelps. Dressel swam the third leg of the men's 4x100m medley relay to leave him with seven golds to equal fellow American Phelps's record from a single worlds set at the 2007 championshipsRead more

Kalisz driven to gold by Phelps, Lochte legacy

Budapest - Muslimchronicle

Chase Kalisz says the pressure to continue the legacy of American greats Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte pushed him to gold in the 200m individual medley at the world championships on Thursday. Kalisz touched the wall at one minute, 55.56 seconds, with Japan's Kosuke Hagino taking silver at 0.45sec and China's Wang Shun earning bronze at 0.72. Having won 400mRead more

Swimming - Phelps takes on 'Shark Week' challenge

New York - Muslimchronicle

Michael Phelps's shark-like instincts powered the American to a record 23 Olympic swimming gold medals, but how would he fare against an actual shark? That's the question the Discovery Channel television program "Shark Week" wants to answer when Phelps appears in July's season-opening episode "Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White". "The world's most decorated athlete takes on theRead more

Enduring images of the 2016 Rio Games

Rio de Janeiro - Arab Today

The enduring images of the 2016 Rio Games: - Sealed with a kiss - Swimming great Michael Phelps regained his cherished 200m butterfly Olympic crown, dominating a grudge match with Chad le Clos in which the 2012 champion from South Africa was relegated to fifth place. Phelps, 31, held off the challenge of young rivals Masato Sakai of Japan andRead more

Rank me among sport's greats

Rio de Janeiro - Arab Today

History-maker Usain Bolt said he deserves to be among sport's all-time greats after romping to a third straight Olympic 200m gold. With a third consecutive sweep of the 100m, 200m and relay sprints in sight on Friday, the world's fastest man argued he should be in the pantheon of sporting heroes with Pele, Muhammad Ali and Michael Phelps. "I amRead more

Records, comebacks and swimming's new idol in Rio

Rio de Janeiro - Arab Today

The United States swimming team began the Rio Olympics hoping to break their record of 33 medals at a single edition of the Games. While they might not have quite achieved that goal, they have every reason to be satisfied with their performances at Rio's Olympic Aquatics Stadium. The US equalled their record haul at the 2000 Games in Sydney,Read more

Phelps hails role inspiring his own defeat

Rio De Janeiro - Arab Today

Michael Phelps has acknowledged a “small part” in his own dramatic Olympic defeat by Singapore hero Joseph Schooling but bears no grudge. Phelps spent most of the Olympic swimming contest beating swimmers he had inspired into the pool. But Schooling, who was photographed with Phelps as a 13-year-old, stepped out of line in the 100m butterfly, spoiling the US legend’sRead more

Phelps hails role inspiring his own defeat by Singapore's Schooling

Rio de Janeiro - Arab Today

Michael Phelps has acknowledged a "small part" in his own dramatic Olympic defeat by Singapore hero Joseph Schooling but bears no grudge. Phelps spent most of the Olympic swimming contest beating swimmers he had inspired into the pool. But Schooling, who was photographed with Phelps as a 13-year-old, stepped out of line in the 100m butterfly, spoiling the US legend'sRead more

Phelps concludes Olympics career with 23rd gold

Rio de Janeiro - Arab Today

Michael Phelps captured his 23rd and final Olympic gold medal on Saturday as the United States sealed a week of dominance in the pool by winning the men’s and women’s medley relays. Denmark’s Pernille Blume beat a field of world and Olympic champions to take gold in the women’s 50 freestyle and Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri won the men’s 1,500 freestyleRead more