Michael Phelps

Michael Fred Phelps (born June 30, 1985, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American swimmer best known for winning 16 medals combined at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, 14 gold and two bronze.

About Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps was born and raised in Towson, MD outside Baltimore City. Michael started swimming at the age of seven. In 6th grade he was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and by age 10 he held national records for his age group.

Phelps qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics at 15 and finished 5th in the 200m butterfly. This achievement made him the youngest male to make a US Olympic swim team in over 68 years.

He holds the record for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics; his eight at the 2008 Beijing Games surpassed American swimmer Mark Spitz's seven-gold performance at Munich in 1972. Phelps' Olympic medal total is second only to the 18 Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina won over three Olympics, including nine gold. Furthermore, he holds the all-time record for most individual gold Olympic medals, at nine.

After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Phelps started the Michael Phelps Foundation, which focuses on growing the sport of swimming and promoting healthier lifestyles. As a participant in the US Anti-Doping Agency's Project Believe program, Phelps is regularly tested to ensure that his system is clean of performance-enhancing drugs.

Medals (through 2010 Pan Pacific Champ):

2002 Pan Pacific Championships-3 Gold, 2 Silver
2003 World Championships-4 Gold, 2 Silver
2004 Summer Olympics-6 Gold, 2 Bronze
2005 World Championships-5 Gold, 1 Silver
2006 Pan Pacific Championships-5 Gold, 1 Silver
2007 World Championships-7 Gold
2008 Summer Olympics-8 Gold
2009 World Championships-5 Gold, 1 Silver
2010 Pan Pacific Championships-5 Gold

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