Michael Fred Phelps is a former competitive swimmer from the United States. With 28 medals, he is the most successful and decorated Olympian of all time. Phelps returned to the pool and won two more gold medals, in the 100m butterfly and the 4x100m medley relay, to finish with six medals, making him the most successful swimmer for the third Olympics in a row. After the 2012 Olympics, he announced his retirement, claiming that he was "done with the sport."
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