The gold medal count has reached a total of 7.
On August 11, in the 200m/400m individual medley, he easily defeated longtime rival Michael Phelps, Japanese athlete Kosuke Hagino, and American teammate Chase Kalisz, among others, to claim the championships in both events.
The gold medal count has reached a total of 9.
In the American media, in addition to the medal tally of various countries, TV networks like ABC and CBS also dedicated a special leaderboard for Link, detailing each of his races and the cumulative number of gold medals won.
Multiple international media have described Link as the equivalent of a sports superpower on his own.
On August 12, in the 10-kilometer open water race, Link set a new world record with a time of 1 hour, 42 minutes, and 21.20 seconds, earning another gold medal.
