MICHAEL PHELPS

Towson High School; University of Michigan

Student; Professional Swimmer

Speedo, VISA, Omega, Matsunichi

Football, Music, Video Games & Hanging Out with HIS Englis Bulldog, HERMAN

Cancer

Full name: Michael Fred Phelps
Nickname(s): The Baltimore Bullet[1]
Nationality: United States
Stroke(s): Butterfly, Individual Medley, Freestyle, Backstroke
Club: Club Wolverine,
University of Michigan
Date of birth: June 30, 1985 (1985-06-30) (age 23)
Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 195 pounds

Honors and awards
Sources:[50][51][52][53]

World Swimmer of the Year Award: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
American Swimmer of the Year Award: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
Golden Goggle Male Performance of the Year: 2004, 2006, 2007
Golden Goggle Relay Performance of the Year: 2006, 2007
Golden Goggle Male Athlete of the Year: 2004, 2007
ESPY Best Olympic Performance: 2005
USOC Athlete of the Year Award: 2004
USSA Athlete of the Year Award: 2003
World Championships Swimmer of the Meet: 2003
James E. Sullivan Award: 2003
Teen Choice Awards - Male Athlete: 2005
Laureus World Sports Sportsman of the Year Award (Nominated): 2004, 2005, 2008
USA Olympic Team Member: 2000, 2004, 2008
Holds the record for most Olympic gold-medals: 14
Holds the record for most Olympic gold-medals in individual events: 10
Holds the record for most Olympic gold-medals at a single games: 8
Street in his hometown of Baltimore was re-named 'The Michael Phelps Way': 2004

International events

2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia
200 m Butterfly 5th

2001 World Championships (LC) Fukuoka, Japan
200 m Butterfly 1st (WR)

2002 Pan Pacific Championships Yokohama, Japan
200 m Butterfly 2nd
200 m Individual Medley 1st
400 m Individual Medley 1st
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay 2nd
4 x 100 m Medley Relay 1st (WR)

2003 World Championships (LC) Barcelona, Spain
100 m Butterfly 2nd
200 m Butterfly 1st (WR)
200 m Individual Medley 1st (WR)
400 m Individual Medley 1st (WR)
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay 2nd (AR)
4 x 100 m Medley Relay 1st

2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece
200 m Freestyle 3rd (AR)
100 m Butterfly 1st (OR)
200 m Butterfly 1st (OR)
200 m Individual Medley 1st (OR)
400 m Individual Medley 1st (WR)
4 x 100 m Medley Relay 1st
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay 3rd
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay 1st (AR)
World Championships[54]
(SC)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
200 m Freestyle 1st (AR)

2005 World Championships[55]
(LC)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
200 m Freestyle 1st
100 m Butterfly 2nd
200 m Individual Medley 1st
4 x 100 m Medley Relay 1st
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay 1st
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay 1st

2006 Pan Pacific Championships Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
200 m Backstroke 2nd
200 m Butterfly 1st (WR)
200 m Individual Medley 1st (WR)
400 m Individual Medley 1st
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay 1st (WR)
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay 1st (AR)

2007 World Championships (LC) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay 1st
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay 1st (WR)
200 m Freestyle 1st (WR)
200 m Butterfly 1st (WR)
200 m Individual Medley 1st (WR)
100 m Butterfly 1st
400 m Individual Medley 1st (WR)

2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China
400 m Individual Medley 1st (WR)
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay 1st (WR)
200 m Freestyle 1st (WR)
200 m Butterfly 1st (WR)
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay 1st (WR)
200 m Individual Medley 1st (WR)
100 m Butterfly 1st (OR)
4 x 100 m Medley Relay 1st (WR)

LC: long course - 50 m pool; SC: short course - 25 m pool.

(WR) - World Record, (OR) - Olympic Record, (AR) - American Record


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