History was made in the pool at the Rio Olympics.
Michael Phelps, the world’s most decorated Olympian of all time, cemented his place in the history books, winning five gold medals in Rio, his 23rd overall. Katie Ledecky shattered the 800-meter freestyle world record and Anthony Ervin pulled off two gold wins 16 years apart, becoming the oldest individual swimming gold medalist. And the women’s relay team won the U.S.' 1000th gold medal.
Although the athletes have swam their final races, and many will head home before the Summer Games end, we can still relive some of their best moments in Rio — poolside and elsewhere.
Here are some of the biggest and best moments on social meda from Americans swimmers in Rio.
Phelps going live on Facebook ahead of the last race:
Phelps and Ryan Lochte eating spaghetti whilet taking an ice bath:
Nail art in support of Nathan Adrian:
Phelps in a three-way tie after being beaten by Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling:
Phelps seeing his family in the stands:
Hanging out with the men’s basketball team:
Meeting celebs like Matthew McConaughey poolside:
Sneaking into press conferences:
Celebrating the opening of the Games:
Lochte’s grandmother carrying the Olympic torch at her nursing home:
And of course, who could forget the real star of the show — baby Boomer Phelps sporting the red, white and blue, and gearing up to watch his dad race:
