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08-14-2016, 07:14 AM
Michael Phelps says goodbye to the pool with Olympic gold
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Michael Phelps left as he began: Winning.
The most decorated athlete in Olympic history won gold in Rio de Janeiro in what he claims will be his last-ever competitive swimming event.*
Taking out the 400 medley relay Saturday, Phelps and his teammates, Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller and Nathan Adrian, dominated from the starting gun.
SEE ALSO: Katie Ledecky met Michael Phelps and Michael Jordan as a kid (http://mashable.com/2016/08/10/katie-ledecky-michael-phelps-autograph-photo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
An emotional Phelps, 31, took a moment to turn and face an adoring crowd after the race. His mother, Debbie, and fiancé, Nicole Johnson, watching in the stands with tears in their eyes. Phelps' son Boomer, quickly becoming a social media star himself, was also there to witness his father's success. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/13/michael-phelps-retirement-swim/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Michael Phelps left as he began: Winning.
The most decorated athlete in Olympic history won gold in Rio de Janeiro in what he claims will be his last-ever competitive swimming event.*
Taking out the 400 medley relay Saturday, Phelps and his teammates, Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller and Nathan Adrian, dominated from the starting gun.
SEE ALSO: Katie Ledecky met Michael Phelps and Michael Jordan as a kid (http://mashable.com/2016/08/10/katie-ledecky-michael-phelps-autograph-photo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
An emotional Phelps, 31, took a moment to turn and face an adoring crowd after the race. His mother, Debbie, and fiancé, Nicole Johnson, watching in the stands with tears in their eyes. Phelps' son Boomer, quickly becoming a social media star himself, was also there to witness his father's success. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/13/michael-phelps-retirement-swim/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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