- Born
- Birth nameMichael Fred Phelps
- Nicknames
- Flying Fish
- The Baltimore Bullet
- Superman
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Michael Fred Phelps II was born in Towson, Maryland, to Deborah Sue (Davisson), a middle school principal, and Michael Fred Phelps, a state trooper. Before the 2004 Olympics started, rumor had it that 19 year-old Phelps was thinking of trying to match or even surpass Mark Spitz's legendary seven gold medals record. By his fourth race with one gold and two bronze it was obvious he couldn't tie it but instead he could match Russian gymnast's Alexander Dityatin's record of eight medals in one Olympics. Every race after the two bronze he came away with gold. After his seventh race he did a truly noble thing by handing over his butterfly leg on the 4 x 200m Freestyle relay to Ian Crocker a temporary rival and now a friend. To everyone this was deemed the most selfless act of the games but to Michael it was just giving his team mate another chance. Throughout the entire week of competition he barely managed to sleep so when he finally got to rest he went to check out how the dominant women's teams were doing and enjoying the culture and atmosphere in Athens. The success in Athens was amazing. He surpassed fellow American, Mark Spitz's record of 7 gold medals, that were set in the 1972 Olympic Games, at Munich, Germany, 36 years earlier. In Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad (2008), after record tying seventh gold medal, Mark Spitz personally called Michael Phelps and congratulated him for his historic feats and records, he achieved in Beijing, China, were well watched as Mark Spitz's record were tied and broken, by Phelps, as he and teammates were 8 for 8, in 2008. All are first place gold medals!- IMDb Mini Biography By: Annie Bansmer
- Michael Phelps is an American swimmer and the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals.
Phelps holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16). When he won eight gold medals at the Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad (2008), Phelps broke fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games. At the Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (2004), Phelps had already tied the record of eight medals of any color at a single Games by winning six gold and two bronze medals. At the London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad (2012), Phelps won four gold and two silver medals, and at the Rio 2016: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016), he won five gold medals and one silver. This made him the most successful athlete of the Games for the fourth Olympics in a row.
Phelps's international titles and record-breaking performances have earned him the World Swimmer of the Year Award eight times and American Swimmer of the Year Award eleven times, as well as the FINA Swimmer of the Year Award in 2012 and 2016.
At the Rio 2016: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016), his fifth Olympics, he was selected by his team to be the flag bearer of the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. He is considered the greatest swimmer of all time.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpouseNicole Phelps(June 13, 2016 - present) (4 children)
- ChildrenBoomer Robert PhelpsBeckett Richard PhelpsMaverick Nicholas PhelpsNico Michael Phelps
- ParentsFred Phelps
- RelativesHilary Phelps(Sibling)Whitney Phelps(Sibling)
- His black Cadillac Escalade
- The Condor Flap: to loosen up for a swimming competition, he bends over and flaps his long arms up and down like a large bird.
- Eight For Eight in 2008!
- He was the youngest male Olympian since 1932 (he was only 15 when he made it in the 2000 Olympics).
- He has the prototypical swimmer body, he has an extremely long torso; that of a 6 foot 8 person. Whereas his legs are shorter, only that of a 6 foot person. This helps him keep his head above water in his signature event, the 100M butterfly.
- First person under one minute and 55 seconds in 200m fly with world record swim.
- His sister, Whitney Phelps, was a member of the 1995 World Championship team.
- Became the youngest male swimmer ever to set a world record at the age of 15 years and nine months, breaking the record in the 200m butterfly.
- Winning the gold in Greece was a dream come true but going on this tour with Ian and Lenny and meeting the young swimming stars of tomorrow has been simply incredible.
- I have my family and friends, so really I'm just another high school kid.
- I listen to Eminem on my headphones. I don't know the name of it but I think that just listening to that fires me up. It's working so far I just hope it keeps up.
- If I go to the beach, I don't go in the ocean. I spend enough time in the water.
- [on competing in the London Olympics, 2012] It's hard to compare myself now to 2008. My goals are different. This is the closure. It's really, how many toppings do I want on my sundae?
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