According to ESPN.com, the U.S. currently has the top three individual medal winners in Beijing: Phelps (6 gold), Natalie Coughlin (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze), and Ryan Lochte (2 gold, 2 bronze). No other athlete has yet earned more than three at Beijing.

On a related note, Phelps is responsible for almost half of America's overall gold medal count (6 out of 14). The IOC is debating adding propellers to their list of banned substances.