These dramatic photos show when Michael Phelps won all 26 of his record-breaking medals

There's just no contest: Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympian of all time. He's racked up 26 medals (22 of them gold) and shattered world records. He's gone into retirement and come back out. And now, at age 31, he's still dominating the competition in the pool.In fact, last night, Phelps broke the world record for most individual gold medals won by a single Olympian a record held for 2,160 years by ancient Greek runnerLeonidas of Rhodes.Here's a look atPhelps' awe-inspiring career.Phelps won his first gold medal ' and broke a world record ' in the 400-meter individual medley at 2004 Athens games. He was just 19 years old.Source: International Olympic Committee; Omega TimingIn the 4x100-meter freestyle relay, Team USA took bronze. Phelps clearly wasn't thrilled.Source: International Olympic CommitteeHe settled for bronze again in the 200-meter freestyle.Source: International Olympic CommitteeSee the rest of the story at Business Insider
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