Cover image via SAYS / Rio OlympicsThe most decorated Olympian of all time a.k.a the real Aquaman – Michael Phelps – has beaten a 2,168-year-old Olympic record for individual event successes. Yup, a TWO MILLENNIA old record.
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With his recent victory on Thursday night for the 200m individual medley at the Rio Olympics, Phelps' gold medal count now sits at **22**.
He overtook the record of 12 successes set by Leonidas (not the one from the movie '300') of Rhodes in the original Greek Games in 152 B.C
We're guessing this is the most accurate depiction of Leonidas since, you know, cameras weren't a thing then.
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Phelps clocked in at 1 minute 54.66 seconds in the 200m individual medley final, just 0.43 seconds shy from his second-best ever at the Beijing Games
Michael Phelps of the United States embraces Thiago Pereira of Brazil after winning the Men's 200m Individual Medley Final.
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In his usual fashion, he took the gold medal with ease, finishing the medley by over a body length. Kosuke Hagino of Japan came in second while China's Wang Shun took bronze.
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Phelps holding up four fingers afterward to indicate the four golds he's won at this Olympics.
Oh, did we mention that Phelps is also the only swimmer in history to have won the same event, the 200m medley, in four consecutive games?
**But Phelps is not done yet.** He's got one more individual event, 100m butterfly and the 4×100 medley relay that'll close up his outing at the Rio Olympics. From the looks of it, he'll go six-for-six.
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