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Michael Fred Phelps II
Named after his father, Michael Phelps was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His mother was a school teacher and his father was a state trooper, who left them when Phelps was 16. In the fifth grade, Phelps' teacher told him and his parents that he will never accomplish anything great in life. http://www.biography.com/people/michael-phelps-345192#synopsis -
Phelps join swimming
Phelps follows in his sisters footsteps and joins swimming at the age seven years old. http://www.teamusa.org/ -
Gets spot on team USA
Michael Phelps wins the 200 meter butterfly at 15 years of age. Which earns him a spot on the USA swim team for the Sydney Olympics. He places 5th overall in the 200 meter butterfly, and becomes the youngest Olympuc swimmer in 68 years. https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/ http://olympics.nbcsports.com/ -
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Sets his first world record
At 15 years and 9 months, Phelps breaks the world record for the 200 meter fly, and becomes the youngest male swimmer in history to break a world record. Biography.com -
Phelps breaks world records
At just 17 years old, Phelps broke five world records in BArcelona, Spain. Those events were:
200 meter IM
400 meter IM (broke his own WR)
100 meter Fly
200 meter Fly
200 meter Free http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/olympics/bal-sp.phelps10jul10-story.html
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Back on Teamm USA
Phelps comes back to get a spot on team USA for the Athens Olympics. This time he qualifies for the 200 meter freestyle, 100 and 200 meter butterfly, 400 IM, 200 IM, 4x100 Freestyle relay, 4x200 Freestyle relay, 4x100 IM relay. http://www.olympic.org/michael-phelps -
Phelps wins gold... and bronze
100 meter fly: Gold, 51.25 seconds
200 meter fly: Gold, 1:54.04
200 meter free: Bronze, 1:45.32
400 IM: Gold, 4:08.26
200 IM, Gold, 1:57.14
4x100 meter free relay: Bronze, 3:14.62
4x200 meter free relay: Gold, 7:07.33
4x100 meter medley relay: Gold 3:30.68 http://www.olympic.org/michael-phelps -
Streaking in Gold
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics Phelps breaks records and wins all gold.
400 meter IM: Gold, 4:03.24 WR
4x100 meter Free Relay: Gold, 3:08.24 WR
200 meter Free: Gold, 1:42.96 WR
200 meter Fly: Gold, 1:52.03 WR
4x200 meter Free Relay: Gold, 6:58.56 WR
200 meter IM: Gold, 1:54.23 WR
4x100 meter Medley Relay: Gold, 3:29.34 WR
100 meter Fly: Gold 50.58 OR (won by .01 seconds) http://www.olympic.org/michael-phelps -
2012 London Olympics
Phelps announces that he will be retiring from swimming after the London Olympics.
4x100 meter Free Relay: Silver,
200 meter Fly: SIlver, 1:53.01
4x200 meter Free Relay: Gold, 6:59.70
200 meter IM: Gold 1:54.27
100 meter Fly: Gold, 51.21 http://www.olympic.org/michael-phelps
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Most decorated Olympian of all time
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSGi6uCpqgc](Most Decorated Olympian) Michael Phelps was named the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 18 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 2 bronze medals. That is 22 Olympic medals total in 3 Olympic Games. http://www.olympic.org/michael-phelps -
The Michael Phelps brand
Phelps teams up with Aqua Sphere and launch the MP brand which is a swimmer's brand and has technical sutis and fasst skins, goggles, and snorkles. Michael Phelps' brand MP is like Michael Jordan's brand Air Jordan. https://swimswam.com/bio/michael-phelps/ -
Phelps announces comeback
Phelps announced his comeback at the 2015 Arena Pro press conferencne. He has plans on representing Team USA again at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. http://bleacherreport.com/ -
Soon to be father!
Phelps posted on his Instagram a picture of him and his fiance announcing her pregnancy. Which could be a second generation future Olympic champion http://www.usmagazine.com/
