The world was watching when Michael Phelps nabbed his 19th Olympic medal for Team USA in London Tuesday night -- including POTUS himself.
On Wednesday, Phelps, 27 -- whose recent victory makes him the most
decorated Olympic athlete ever -- discovered a very special message in
his Twitter feed from none other than President Barack Obama.
"Congrats to Michael Phelps for breaking the all-time Olympic medal record. You've made your country proud," Obama tweeted.
"Thank you Mr. President!!" Phelps replied. "It's an honor representing the #USA!! The best country in the world!"
Obama followed up his tweet to the swimming champ with a phone call
Wednesday, during which he called Phelps "the greatest Olympian ever."
The President also gave Team USA's gold medal-winning gymnasts --
affectionately dubbed the Fab Five -- a ring Wednesday to congratulate
them on their stellar performance during the team finals.
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