08/04/2012 04:04

By Natalie Finn

What else is there to say about Michael Phelps at this point?

In another brilliant day for Team USA in the pool that also saw 17-year-old Missy Franklin set a world record in the 200-meter backstroke, Phelps won what he intends to be the final individual medal of his career—gold in the 100-meter butterfly, one of his signature races.

Phelps also became the first American male swimmer to threepeat in an Olympic event. He's got one more chance to wow in London—the 4x100 medley relay Saturday night—and then...into retirement he goes.

It may have been Ryan Lochte's 28th birthday today, but 27-year-old Phelps is the one who's having his cake and eating it, too.