After collecting his award for the win, Michael Phelps spoke with a huge crowd of assembled media. Phelps went into detail about his race, explaining how his splits compared to what he had expected and hoped for and how much pain he felt on the end. Phelps shared what it meant to him to swim so fast – his best time in the event since setting the world record six years ago – even becoming emotional towards the end of the interview.
Go Michael!!! You make the swimming world proud!