The retired American competitive swimmer Michael Phelps wasn't content with winning Olympic gold medals. He also broke several records, including securing eight first-place finishes in a single Olympic game and winning medals in a hundred and sixty-one countries. Micheal has also been a record holder in 200 meter-freestyle, 200-meter individual medley, 200 meter-butterfly, 100-meter butterfly, and 400-meter individual medley. Besides, he is an eight-time World Swimmer of The Year, eleven-time American Swimmer of the Year, and two-time Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) Swimmer of the Year. He also has a collection of eighty-two medals from international competitions, including sixty-five gold medals (the highest), fourteen silver, and three bronze from the World Championship, Olympics, and Pan Pacific Championships.