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Birth
Michael Phelps is born in Baltimore -
Started Swimming
At the age of 7, Phelps starts swimming, mainly because his older sisters, Whitney and Hilary, were swimming -
His Parents got Divorced
Michael Phelps parents got divorced -
Diagonsed with ADHD
Michael Phelps was diagnosed with ADHD -
Held a National Record
At 10, Phelps held a national record for his age group and began training with Bob Bowman -
Qualifed for the Junior Olympics
Michael Phelps qualified for the Junior Olympics -
First Olympic Games
Phelps competes in his first Olympic Games in Sydney, and at 15 is the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic Team. He finished fifth in the 200-meter butterfly -
He broke his First World Record
He broke his first world record -
Broke his First World Record
Phelps broke the world record in the 200 fly, becoming the youngest man to break a world record at 15 years, 9 months. His time was 1:54.92 in Austin, Texas -
Graduated High School
Graduated at Towson High School -
Olympics in Athens
Next Olympics in 2004 In Athens won 8 medals August 2004- Phelps 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 -
Started at Michigan University
Enrolled at Michigan University -
World Championships in Montreal
Phelps wins five gold medals and a silver at the world championships in Montreal. -
World Championships in Melbourne.
Phelps claims seven gold medals at the world championships in Melbourne. -
Beijing Olympics
Beijing Olympic Games as Phelps broke Spitz’s record by winning eight gold medals and do so in remarkable fashion. Those medals included individual and relay medals. One remarkable swim was that he beat Serbia’s Milorad Cavic by .01 of a second in the 100 fly. -
World Championships in Rome
Phelps swam his top five races. At the world championships in Rome, he claimed five gold medals and earned a silver medal. These world championships were overshadowed by the use of many swimmers sporting the polyurethane swimsuits, which are no longer legal. -
Swimming Turn in his Career
Phelps began to feel more pressure in the pool from an American teammate, Ryan Lochte. At these world championships in Shanghai, 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. -
London Olympics
2012 London Olympics he won 6 medals -
Engaged to Miss.California
Engaged to Nicole Johnson Miss California -
Rio Olympics
Soon will be at the Rio Olympics
