In celebration of Michael Phelps' 28 Olympic medals, here are 28 facts about his already-unbreakable record Getty Images Adam Pretty. Swimmer Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian in history, is to come out of retirement at the age of 28. 1. Phelps came out of retirement shortly after and returned to the pool two years later to train for Rio in 2016. ... 11 silver medals: 2 Olympic, 6 World Championship, 3 Pan Pacific. Some might argue that Usain Bolt, Carl Lewis or Nadia Comaneci have a claim. It seems just days ago, media outlets like Yahoo were reporting and blogging that Michael Phelps, expected to win his 22 Olympic medal, would have as many Olympic medals as India has won in its entire history! Michael Phelps famously retired after the 2012 London Olympic Games. Between Athens 2004 and Rio 2016, Michael Phelps won 23 Olympic gold medals.

Michael Phelps has won more than twice as many gold medals as any other Olympian—and more than many entire nations. Michael Phelps broke the Olympic medals record Tuesday with his 19th as the United States romped to a dominating win in 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the London Games. But Phelps did. It's hard to believe that one man could have achieved all of that. And 1.2 billion people live there! But for sheer numbers of medals claimed, there is a clear, hands-down winner: Michael Phelps. Michael Phelps is arguably the greatest Olympian ever. He had already won a record 23 total medals to that point, but he still wasn’t satisfied. India Has More Olympic Medals In Its History Than Michael Phelps, And About To Get Another In Boxing. The American swimmer is the most decorated Olympian of all time, and along with his haul of 23 golds he has also won three silver and two bronze medals. Phelps is the long course world record holder in the men's 400-meter individual medley as well as the former long course world record holder in the 200-meter freestyle, 100-meter