Phelps swam the second leg for the Americans, taking over from Caeleb Dressel in second place behind France and swimming into the lead. PhotoThe gold was Phelps’s 23rd medal: 19 golds, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes. His split time was 47.12, which his coach Bob Bowman said was one of his all-time fastest. He took the lead from his French counterpart Fabien Gilot after a turn that Bowman described as “probably the best turn that might have ever been done.”Ryan Held and Nathan Adrian brought the U.S. home; Adrian’s split was an even better 46.97. The final time was 3:09.92.

Source: New York Times August 08, 2016 02:58 UTC