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  • Phelps collects 18th gold medal in final race

    PAUL NEWBERRY, AP National Writer

    LONDON — As if 22 medal ceremonies over the last three Olympics weren't enough, Michael Phelps was summoned back to the pool deck for one more accolade. AP Photo/Julio Cortez United States' Michael Phelps swims in the men's 4 X 100-meter medley relay at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Saturday. This time, he received a trophy rather than a medal, an award that sought to sum up a career like no other. "To Michael Phelps," it said, "the greatest Olympic athlete of all time." T...