(L-R) Hansen, Phelps, Peirsol and Lezak hold the American flag (Photo credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)

With the help of his teamates on the USA Men’s 4x 100m Medley Relay, swimmer and American Hero Michael Phelps has won a record eighth gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing China.

This brings his lifetime medal count to an astounding 14 gold medals, and two bronze medals, in addition to 17 World Championships and 3 Pan Pacific Championships.

This is also the third gold medal for the USA Men’s Team in this year’s games.

Congratulations, Michael, and congratulations Team USA! You are truly inspirational!