Michael Phelps makes history with 11 career Olympic gold medals

Michael Phelps poses with the gold medal (Photo credit: Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

After cruising to a world record win in the Men's 200m Butterfly on Wednesday morning, US swimming powerhouse Michael Phelps became the greatest Olympian of all time, with 10 Olympic gold medals under his belt.

Just an hour later, one more gold was added to Phelps's huge medal collection, as his teammate Peter Vanderkaay touched the final wall over four seconds ahead of the previous world record in the Men's 200m Freestyle Relay. After a day's rest, Phelps will continue his eight-gold quest at the Water Cube.