Michael Phelps’ 2008 Record Becomes the Second-Longest Active Record

Being a superstar swimmer for a long time, Michael Phelps took eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He is incredible as he set seven world records during those Olympic Games. The legacy of Phelps remains intact with over incredible medal victories and other world records. He set 39 world records in his career and one of them just became the second-longest world record.

During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the sensational Phelps swam his way to set a brilliant 400-meters Individual medley world record, that remains unbroken to date. Thus, it shows the dominance of Phelps in that event.

Michael Phelps second-longest world record

The incredible Phelps is one of the best swimmers that ever graced the swimming pool. He set a time of 4:03.84 during the 400IM competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. As of February 02, 2022, the record stands at 4925 days. The longest-ever record that stood for many years was the 100-meter backstroke record of Germany’s Otto Farr. (1912-1926). At first, Phelps broke his own record (4:06.22) during the US Olympic Trials for the 2008 Olympics with a time of 4:05.25 in the finals.

Likewise, the longest world active world is set by Grant Hackett’s 800-meters short course record of 7:23.42. After Phelps’ record, Ryan Lochte comes second with a time of 4:05.18. This is the last individual record that Phelps holds as his 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, and 200IM were broken. Now, he is only a part of LCM 4×100 and 4×200 freestyle relay World Records. Thus, the records are tumbling as his fellow American teammate in Rio 2016 is the next big thing in swimming.

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The Dressel Express

One of Phelps’ records is the 100-meters butterfly that got smashed was by Caeleb Dressel (49.45). The sensational Phelps dominated the swimming scenario for a long time. Now, the tides have turned. Dressel won five gold medals during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as he rocked with outstanding performances in Japan. Thus, he is the best swimmer in the world right now.

But, Phelps’ dominance inside the swimming pool is not restricted to the sprint and butterfly competitions. To be an individual medley swimmer, one must have incredible technique and mastery of all the fourth strokes. Thus, it is not an easy feat to be consistent for years he swam. Hence, Phelps is a legend in his own right and arguably the greatest swimmer ever.

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