Eleventh gold for Michael Phelps

The formidable US 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay team of Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens and Peter Vanderkaay took Olympic gold with a breathtaking time of 6:58.56 over silver medalist Russia. Australia took the bronze. The US quartet also set a new world record with their win, shaving an unbelievable 4.68 seconds off the previous one, also owned by the Americans.

Phelps, who won the gold medal in the 200m Freestyle on Tuesday, swam a strong lead-off leg well under the world-record split, giving the US team a comfortable lead. Vanderkaay, who was the bronze medal winner of the 200m Freestyle, swam the anchor leg to secure the gold.

This is Phelps' fifth gold in Beijing and 11th overall.

 
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