Phelps breaks Ancient Olympian’s world record
Winning his 22nd Olympic gold and 13th individual title, swimmer Michael Phelps broke the 2,168-year-old record of Ancient Olympian Leonidas of Rhodes, who won 12 individual titles. Leonidas competed in four Games from 164 BC to 152 BC, winning three different races in each edition. Leonidas was the only known athlete to achieve this feat on more than one occasion.