The Six Biggest Gold Medal Years for the US Olympics Swimming Team

Team USA is off to a great start at the Rio Games. On the women’s team, Katie Ledecky managed a record-breaking time in the 400-meter freestyle final, netting her the gold, and Leah Smith came in third, earning a bronze. Meanwhile on the men’s team, Adam Peaty took the gold in the 100-meter breaststroke, while Cody Miller netted the bronze in the same event.

But what about the man himself, Michael Phelps? Well, Mr. Phelps and the rest of the men’s 4×100 relay team managed to score a gold. Although Phelp’s performance was jaw-dropping, Nathan Adrian, Caeleb Dressel, and Ryan Held also gave an admirable performance.

Here’s a look at the final results for the top three teams:

United States – 3:09.92

France – 3:10.53

Australia – 3:11.37

That relay made for Michael Phelps 23rd olympic medal and his 19th gold. Both of which are world records.

Michael Phelps >CNN.com

In honor of this fortuitous start to the olympics, here’s a look at the US Swimming Team’s 5 Biggest Gold Medal Years. I pulled the below information by poring over the info available on theUS Swimming Team’s Official Site…

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