There is not only great honor in Dmitiry Balandin winning Kazakhstan's first swimming gold medal but money as well. Kazakhstan pays its gold medalists a reported 86 million Kazakhstani tenge or around $250,000. US gold medalists receive $25,000.
Ryan Murphy and Jacob Pebley easily into 200m backstroke final.
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It don`t matter.....Sleep...No sleep....Tired.....Nobody can touch this guy.
Ryan can never beat the Machine....Chalk up another Gold ahead of time.
Michael Phelps is big enough even in Brazil that they cut away from the Brazilian soccer game at the restaurant I'm at to show his 200 IM semifinal race. And people were happy about the switch.
<section class="storytopbar-bucket story-headline-module">Michael Phelps is tied with a 2,168-year-old Olympic record
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Michael Phelps came into the Rio 2016 Olympics the most decorated Olympic athlete ever, and that hasn’t changed yet.
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But there’s another record that Phelps has not only tied with his 200m butterfly win last night, but could possibly break in the next few days.
With his 12 individual wins, Phelps is now tied with Leonidas of Rhodes
for most individual wins in the Olympic games.
Olympic historian Bill Mallon revealed the fun fact on Twitter and with the IOC’s impeccable record keeping dating all the way back to the Classical Greeks, you’ll find that Leonidas was apparently the best sprinter who ever lived and held the Olympic record of most individual wins with 12 wreaths (not medals), since 152 BCE.
His record was untouched for 2,168 years – until last night.
Michael Phelps has 2 more chances to break this 2,168-year-old-record with his 200m IM and 100m butterfly events on Thursday and Friday.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Michael Phelps came into the Rio 2016 Olympics the most decorated Olympic athlete ever, and that hasn’t changed yet.
</aside></section>
But there’s another record that Phelps has not only tied with his 200m butterfly win last night, but could possibly break in the next few days.
With his 12 individual wins, Phelps is now tied with Leonidas of Rhodes
for most individual wins in the Olympic games.
Olympic historian Bill Mallon revealed the fun fact on Twitter and with the IOC’s impeccable record keeping dating all the way back to the Classical Greeks, you’ll find that Leonidas was apparently the best sprinter who ever lived and held the Olympic record of most individual wins with 12 wreaths (not medals), since 152 BCE.
His record was untouched for 2,168 years – until last night.
Michael Phelps has 2 more chances to break this 2,168-year-old-record with his 200m IM and 100m butterfly events on Thursday and Friday.
