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Fans took to social media after Phelps' rival Chad le Clos tried to distract him just moments before they went head-to-head_ by [Nash Jenkins](https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Aug 10, 2016 4:01 AM UTC by [Nash Jenkins](https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Aug 10, 2016 4:01 AM UTC On Tuesday night in Rio de Janeiro, American swimmer Michael Phelps [won](http://time.com/4445981/rio-2016-swimming-ledecky-phelps-hosszu-gold/?xid=homepage) his 20th and 21st Olympic gold medals. He anchored the winning team in the 4×200 freestyle relay, not long after he won the 200-m butterfly — his specialty, which he lost in the 2012 London Games in a crushing defeat to South African swimmer Chad le Clos. (Le Clos finished fourth in the event on Tuesday night.) Phelps’ history of success is well documented — he’s been a fixture of the Summer Olympics since 2000, when he was the youngest man to swim for the U.S. in nearly seven decades, and today stands as the most decorated Olympian ever — but Americans were pumped up all the same. > [](https://twitter.com/LaurenDG%5F1/status/763216441487290368) > [](https://twitter.com/CaitlinEstill/status/763217490478444544) > [](https://twitter.com/danielcudmore/status/763217485847932930) > [](https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/763186163851128833) One Twitter user pointed out the success of Phelps’ career — relative to other _nations._ > [](https://twitter.com/TeflonDub/status/763207883307843584) Unsurprisingly, the Internet saw potential memes and rolled with it. > [](https://twitter.com/debthelitigator/status/763216372650377216) ## Transcript Well we already knew that Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympian of all time, we just go ahead and say that. But Monday night he made his case for another honor. Best mean mud, take a look at this video of the ready room. It's from Monday night's swimming competition in Rio. [ LAUGH ] That's South African swimmer Chad Le Clos shadow boxing and dancing in front of Phelps before competition and as you can see Phelps completely is unfazed. [ LAUGH ] He has a glare that only gets stronger as the whole thing goes on. After the race in which both men advance to the finals Phelps told NBC's Michelle Defoya everyone has their own race strategy. If that's his That's his. But as you can imagine, the internet had a lot more to say than that. @ dukebaby401 tweeted this, Michael Phelps to Chad Le Clos. And this classic, why are you so obsessed with me? Mean Girls gif. Very good. Good work. @ VOsborne3 tweeted out this romantic advice Find someone as obsessed with you as Chad Le Clos is with Michael Phelps. And my favorite one, by the way, is one in the actual pool where he's looking over at him. @ DevanWackett Tweeted, when the theater's empty and someone sits right in front of you. [ LAUGH ] And @ CHIBDM something's [ UNKNOWN ] with this tweet. When you're the real Slim Shady but someone else stood up. There you go, he wasn't having it. Phelps and Le Clos will face off today in the 200 meter butterfly finals. In 2012 Le Clos beat Phelps in the event by 0. 05 seconds to get the gold. So you can expect more intense Faces today that was amazing. So good it's hilarious. And he looks so mad. I can't tell if he was actually even paying attention. I think Phelps is so zoned but it looked like he was paying. No but he probably noticed because even if he was in a zone Le Clos is right there. Right in front of him and kept looking over at him it was intimidation factor. Attempted intimidation. Attempted yes. I think Phelps like Basically intimidated more, or was just like, okay, you're a joke. He's probably like, this is a joke. 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