Michael Phelps bags 5th gold in men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

Michael Phelps creates history as the Olympic athlete with the most wins ever with his 11th career gold medal, joining the elite club. Five days, Five events, Five Golds, Five World Records, at the Beijing 2008 Games!

Seen in the pictures below, Michael Phelps and is teammates celebrate finishing first, with their tight Team USA Speedo LZR swim suits pulled down to waist level

(Photo credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images)


(Photo credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images)

The formidable US 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay team of Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens and Peter Vanderkaay took the Olympic gold with a breathtaking time of 6:58.56 over silver medalist Russia. Australia took the bronze. The US set a new world record with their win, shaving an unbelievable 4.68 seconds off the previous one, also owned by the Americans.

Phelps, who won the gold medal in the 200m Freestyle on Tuesday, and a gold medal in today's 200m Butterfly, swam a strong lead-off leg well under the world-record split, giving the US team a comfortable lead. Vanderkaay, who was the bronze medal winner of the 200m Freestyle, swam the anchor leg to secure the gold.

This is Phelps' 5th gold medal in Beijing and 11th overall. He is nearing his dream target of 8 gold medals by the day. Will he be able to grab 3 more golds to make it to 8 golds? Hope he does!


(Photo credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images)