Michael Phelps, Records | featured news

History unfolded in 6 minutes and 59.70 seconds. With a little help from three of his friends, Michael Phelps became the greatest Olympian of them all, winning his 19th career medal, breaking the standard set by legendary Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina.

Beaten the night before in the 200 freestyle, he sets a mark in the 200 butterfly. For Michael Phelps, the 200-meter butterfly was almost like coming home, and if you want to keep that domestic theme intact, he called it his "bread and butter."

Germany's Paul Biedermann handed Michael Phelps his first major individual loss in four years, setting a world record in the 200-meter freestyle at the world championships.

Germany's Britta Steffen and the Netherlands relay team have kept up the record breaking at the world championships.