Michael Phelps became the greatest Olympian of all time Wednesday winning two gold medals in the space of an hour to lift his career total to an unprecedented 11 on his charge to Olympic immortality.
As world records continued to tumble in the pool, Phelps passed.The champion American has now won five gold medals in Beijing, In a stunning performance in the butterfly final, Phelps was barely able to see as his goggles filled with water.
"It just kept getting worse and worse through the race and I was having trouble seeing the walls to be honest. I wanted to go 1:51 or better but for the circumstances I guess it's not too bad."
No other athlete has won more than nine career gold medals in the history of the Olympics.
Phelps is confident of meeting his next target of beating Mark Spitz's record of seven golds in one Games.
"From now on it's just a downward slope. The end is close, I love it," he said with three events remaining.
