Michael Phelps competes. (Photo credit: Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

One down, seven to go. For Micheal Phelps to break Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals, he’d need more than cheers from the President of the United States.

Phelps, 23, breaks his own record in the 400-meter individual medley, leaving behind his fellow American, Ryan Lochte, by more than four (4) seconds and laszlo Cseh from Hungary who took 4:06.16 to finish the medley.

With his 4:03.84 mark, he crushed his own record of 4:05.25 in the 400 individual medley.

Will he break Spitz’s reord? I’m a believer.