The Greatest Olympian Ever

UPDATE: The electrons had barely stopped moving on the post below before Phelps scored his 5th gold medal.

Wow. Michael Phelps scores his fourth gold medal and fourth world record in as many days, and sets the records for most gold medals in a career by one athlete:

BEIJING - Tied no more. Michael Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th career gold medal — and fourth world record of the Beijing Games.

A day after etching his name alongside Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis with gold No. 9, Phelps claimed the record all to himself when he won the 200-meter butterfly Wednesday morning.

Phelps had a problem with his goggles — but that didn't keep him from touching first.

He's now all alone at the top, with four more chances to stretch his lead before he leaves China. He was scheduled to come back later in the morning to swim the leadoff of the 800 freestyle relay for the heavily favored Americans.

Of course, thanks to the three hour tape delay to the West Coast, I won't be able to watch this race until last tonight. Thanks, NBC.