TWENTY-ONE!
Or, if you're counting all the medals, 25.
No danger. Phelps anchors the USA 200m freestyle relay team to victory, having already been put in a commanding position by Dwyer, Haas and Lochte. The greatest ever Olympian is re-writing history again and again.
If you can't recall every one of those 25 medals, here's a reminder.
IT'S PHELPS TIME...
The man of the moment has been handed the last leg of the men's 200m freestyle relay.
HOSSZU HOSSZU HOSSZU!
Only two gold medals at Rio 2016, Mr Phelps? Katinka Hosszu will see that and raise it... to three! The Hungarian has just won the women's 200m individual medley in an Olympic record time of 2 minutes and 06.58 seconds. It's her third gold medal of these Games. No athlete has more. Phenomenal.
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A SMACKER FOR BOOMER
Phelps is giving us the full show here. After blubbering his way through the Star-Spangled Banner, he climbs into the crowd where mum Deborah, his partner Nicole Johnson and fourth-month old son Boomer are cheering their approval. Phelps plants a kiss on the little lad's cherubic face and we have ourselves an iconic Olympic Games moment.
Phelps has been on an emotional rollercoaster. And let's not forget, he's swmming for gold again in a few minutes!
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WINNING NEVER GETS BORING
Not even when you've won 19 times before. Michael Phelps can't hold back the tears, which are interspersed with wide-eyed grins, as he collects the gold medal for his victory in the men's 200m butterfly.
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THOSE RECORDS KEEP FALLING...
Michael Phelps has broken a few more records with that 200m butterfly victory, aside from extending his own record as the leading medal (and gold medal) taker in Olympic Games history.
He also became the first swimmer to win four medals in a specific individual event, having won the 200m fly in 2004 and 2008 before taking silver behind Chad Le Clos in 2012.
AND Phelps has become the oldest winner of an individual Olympic swimming event, at 31 years and 40 days old.
He'll be back in the pool at 11:38pm this evening to break some MORE RECORDS.
THE FUTURE AND THE PRESENT
Double gold medallist Kathleen Ledecky is not short of talent or self-confidence. When asked following her 200m freestyle win if she was the future of swimming, she replied, "I'm kind of the present, too". Classic.
However, the teenage champion admitted her victory wasn't easy. She continued, "That hurt pretty badly. It's the closest I've come to throwing up at the end of a race. I was just glad to get my hand on the wall first. It was a stressful race and I feel good now it's over. I took it pretty fast and forced everyone and once I was ahead I was not going to let it out of my hands."
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GOLD NO.20 FOR PHELPS!
Michael Phelps edged out Masato Sakai by four hundredths of a second to win the men's 200m butterfly final and claim the 20th gold medal of his record-breaking career.
He celebrated the victory with a mirthless little wiggle of his finger, signifying his status as 'No.1'. Hard to argue with that.
Hungary's Tamas Kenderesi took bronze while Chad le Clos, who beat Phelps to this title at the London 2012 Olympic Games, finished sixth.
It's Phelps time...
SERENA: AT LEAST I MADE IT TO RIO
Serena Williams was looking on the bright side after her shock third round defeat to Elina Svitolina.
The world no.1 said: "It was a career opportunity. It didn't work out the way I wanted to, but at least I was able to make it to Rio. That was one of my goals. It was awesome. It was fun. But it's over now."
For her Ukrainian opponent, she had a slightly ominous message: "She played really well and I think the better player today won. I can't wait for the next time and I know next time it's going to be a really good match. I'll look forward to it."
Watch out, Elina!
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USME v THEM
Sorry, USA fans. We spoke too soon. (20:33) As for Colombia fans, it's party time! The South Americans have snatched a 90th-minute draw against the world champions in their group C match. It's their first point at Rio 2016 and the first point the USA have droppped.
Catarina Usme bagged her second goal of the night when her cross evaded everyone, including American goalkeeper Hope Solo, and sailed straight in. It's not enough to send Colombia into the next round, but they enjoyed it all the same.
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