Sports world congratulates Michael Phelps on storied Olympic career

ByESPN.COM
August 14, 2016, 12:00 AM

— -- Michael Phelps walked away from the Rio Olympics on a high note by winning a gold medal in the 4x100 medley relay, which he has said is the final race of his storied career.

After the U.S. team set a new Olympic record in the race with a time of 3:27.95, the sports world took to social media to congratulate Phelps:

When the race was over, he even got a shout-out from the White House.