USA TODAY Sports' Nicole Auerbach and Sam Amick recap the overall performance by Michael Phelps and USA Swimming at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Phelps walks away with five gold medals and one silver, to run his career-best tally to 28 total Olympic medals -- 23 gold. He displayed raw emotion and appreciation and says retirement is next, as he's in a much better place than he was four years ago in London. But is this REALLY it?

It was also a record-breaking Olympics for Katie Ledecky, and breakout stars Lilly King, Maya Dirado, Ryan Murphy and Simone Manuel helped make the Rio Games a real pool party for the Americans.

Then USA Swimming coach Bob Bowman joins Nicole at the end of this episode to discuss all things Michael Phelps -- past, present and future.

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