There are not many athletes who have been more dominant in their respective sports than Michael Phelps and Simone Biles in swimming and gymnastics respectively.
Phelps is still the most decorated Olympian of all-time with 28 total medals. He won 23 gold medals during his Olympic swimming career and was one of the most popular figures in sports during his run.
Biles, on the other hand, has won 11 Olympic medals herself. She has won seven gold medals, two silver, and two bronze.
Due to her incredibly ability, Biles was named the Sportswoman of the Year award at the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid. She had won three of the same award previously.
With this being her fourth win, Biles actually tied tennis star Serena Williams.
Following her big award win, Phelps took some time to send a four-word message to Biles on Instagram.
“Congrats @simonebiles!! Well deserved,” he said with the GOAT and hand clapping emojis attached.
Team USA also sent out a message in response to Biles’ award win.
“There’s only one @Simone_Biles. 🐐 The 11x Olympic medalist is the #Laureus25 World Sportswoman of the Year!” the post on X read.
Not only did Biles win the award, she also made a speech and was very excited to win the award and bring more attention to gymnastics.
“Coming out here and winning a Laureus Award, I feel like is the most prestigious, athletic achievement that you can win,” Biles said. “So it’s really exciting it puts gymnastics on the map in a non-Olympic year, so hopefully we can keep doing that.”
