Michael · Phelps' best time in the 100m freestyle was 47.51 seconds, which he set at Beijing 2008 and ranked 54th all-time in the event. Currently, the world record in the men's 100m freestyle is 46.80 seconds, a record set by Chinese athlete Pan Zhanle at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, February 11, 2024
Michael · Phelps is the greatest swimmer in the history of international swimming, winning eight gold medals at Beijing 2008, surpassing Mark · Spitz at Munich 1972 to win the most gold medals in a single Olympic Games.
During · Phelps career, Michael won a total of 49 gold medals at the Olympic Games and World Aquatics Championships (23 gold medals at the Olympic Games and 26 gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships), creating a miracle in international swimming and even world sports.
However, the 100m freestyle is not Michael · Phelps' strong suit, and his individual gold medals are mainly divided between the 200m freestyle, the 100m butterfly, the 200m butterfly and two individual medley events (200m individual medley and 400m individual medley).
Michael · Phelps' all-time best time in the 100m freestyle was set in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay final at the Beijing Olympics on August 11, 2008. At that time, Michael · Phelps was on the first leg of the United States team, and he swam the entire distance with a time of 47.51 seconds, which did not ensure that the United States took the lead on the first bat. Until the fourth baton United States veteran Jason · Lezak caught up with France, who had been leading 20 meters from the finish. In the end, the United States team won the championship in a thrilling time of 3:08.24.
The victory in the relay battle was Michael · Phelps' second gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, laying a solid foundation for the eventual goal of eight gold medals in a single Olympic Games.