American swimmer, the most decorated Olympian in history with 23 gold medals across five Olympic Games from 2004 to 2016; won a record eight gold medals at a single Games at Beijing 2008.
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Career Highlight23 Olympic gold medals and 28 Olympic medals overall, both records; eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the most at a single Games in history. 1 Classification
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American swimmer, the most decorated Olympian in history with 23 gold medals across five Olympic Games from 2004 to 2016; won a record eight gold medals at a single Games at Beijing 2008.
- Plays: Swimming
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