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Michael Fred Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland, to Fred and Debbie Phelps. The youngest of three children, Michael Phelps and his sisters grew up in the neighborhood of Rodgers Forge. He´s actually 30 years old.
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At age of 7, Phelps started swimming, mainly because his older sisters, Whitney and Hilary, were swimming.
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At ten, Phelps held a national record for his age group and began training with Bob Bowman.
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Phelps competed in his first Olympic Games in Sydney, and at age 15 is the youngest member of the U.S Olympic Team. He finished fifth in the 200 meter butterfly.
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Phelps broke the world record in the 200 fly, becoming the youngest man to break a world record at 15 years, 9 months. He was clocked at 1:54:92 in Austin, Texas.
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Phelps broke his own world record and won his first world championship gold medal in the 200 fly with a time of 1:54:58 in Fukuoka, Japan.
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Phelps won four gold medals, two silver medals and broke five world records at the world championsips in Barcelona.
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Phleps tries to best Mark Spitz´s record of winning seven gold medals at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games but comes up a bit short, claiming six gold medals and two bronze.
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Phelps win five gold medals and a asilver at the world championship in Montreal.
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Phelps claimed seven gold medals at the world championship in Melbourne.
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Swimming Took center stage during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games as Phelps broke Spitz's record by winning eight gold medals and do so in remarkable fashion.
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Phelps began to feel more pressure in the pool from an American teammate, Ryan Lochte. At these world championships in Shangai, Phelps won four gold medals but Lochte beat Phelps in the 200 IM in world-record time. Lochte also beat phelps in the 200 free.
