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Michael Phelps is born in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Michael joins the North Baltimore Aquatic Club
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Michael begins training with a coach named Bob Bowman.
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Michael becomes known as one of the nation's best swimmer
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Michael is the youngest male swimmer to make the U.S. Olympic team since 1932, and represents the US at the 2000 Olympics games in Syndey, Australia, but wins no medal.
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With persistence Michael sets a world record and wins his first record at 200 meter butterfly during the World Aquatic Championships in Medley, Australia.
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Michael competes in the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. He sets two world record and and broke world five records in swimming.
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Michael tries his best to beat the U.S. swimmer, Mark Spitz who won seven gold medals in the 1972 Olympics, and has to accomplish this by winning gold in every of the set events. Michael sets the new world record but is not able to achieve the big feat, because his friend and teammate is sick in one of the races and the wins the third place.
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Michael broke four of his own records, earns eight Olympic gold medals, and breaks the records for most Olympic gold medals.
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At this point Michael desires to try new events, and and retires from professional swimming competition, and concludes his first early retirement as the most successful swimmer of the meet for the third Olympics in row. However, this will not be his performance charging through the waters.
