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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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Nathan Fenno

Michael Phelps adds to medal haul, anchors gold-medal 800 freestyle relay for U.S.

RIO DE JANEIRO _ Michael Phelps added to his record Olympic medal haul Tuesday, swimming the final leg as the U.S. won the 800-meter freestyle relay.

The victory came less than 10 minutes after Phelps exited the pool deck at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium following the medal ceremony after capturing gold in the 200-meter butterfly.

The relay win gives Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, 25 medals. Twenty-one of them are gold.

Phelps has won three medals, all gold, so far in Rio de Janeiro.

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