The swimmer unexpectedly created Olympic Games history.
The American won a total of 28 medals - 23 of which were gold - across four separate Games, creating countless iconic moments along the way.However, despite his historic achievements, there is another swimmer who can claim to be the sport's most iconic Olympian.
He gained entry to the Olympics without meeting the minimum qualification requirements as Equatorial Guinea were handed a wildcard place and nobody else turned up to the team's trials. "But when I heard people clapping and cheering my name that gave me more power and more courage to complete the other 50m. It was the first time in my life I swam 100m.
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