You would think Michael Phelps has become accustomed to accepting Olympic gold medals. After all, he now has 22 of them. But as "The Star-Spangled Banner" played Thursday for the 200 meter individual medley medal ceremony, Phelps could not hold back his ...

Dorothy Hyman, Wilma Rudolph and Giuseppina Leone shake hands while standing on the podium at the 1960 Olympics. U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz proudly displays the five gold medals he won in the 1972 Summer Olympics. Winning seven gold medals total, he was the most decorated athlete at the 1972 games in Munich.

Phelps' distraction helped the Arizona State Sun Devils win the game. — -- Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps donned a Speedo, swim cap and a neck full of gold medals to a basketball game Thursday night. The ensemble was revealed after Phelps ...

Le Clos beat Phelps by 0.05 seconds in the event at the London 2012 Olympics and had created tension with the American due to his ready-room antics during these Games. But the South African was silenced as his rival led for the last 150 metres to secure ...