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Common misspelling: Micheal Phelps, Michael Felps; also known as "The Baltimore Bullet"

8 Olympic Gold Medals

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MICHAEL PHELPS BIOGRAPHY & CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Career Highlights:

• 1985

  • Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 to Debbie and Fred Phelps.  He has two sisters, Whitney and Hillary.

• 1992

  • At age seven, he began swimming.  His sister Whitney was also a swimmer and was a member of the 1994 World Championship Team.

• 2000

  • Placed 5^th in 2000 Olympic Games for 200m butterfly (1:56.50)

• 2001

  • First Place and broke world record for 200m butterfly (1:54.58) at LC World Championships

• 2002

  • Three first place and two second place finishes at Pan Pacs (1^st place in 200m individual medley relay (1:59.70), 400m medley relay (4:12.48), 4x100m medley relay (3:33.48) [world record] and 2^nd place in 200m butterfly (1:55.41), 4x200 free relay (7:11.81)

• 2003

  • Three first place and two second place finishes at the LC World Championships, including breaking five world records at the meet (1^st place in 200m butterfly (1:54.35), 200m individual medley (1:56.04) [world record], 400m individual medley (4:09.09) [world record] and 2^nd place in 100 m butterfly (51.10), 4x200 free relay (7:10.26). He was the first person to win in three different strokes in one national championship. [Note: his other three world records were achieved during the semi-final rounds]

  • Awarded the Sullivan Award (given to the top amateur athlete)

  • He graduated from Towson High School in Towson, Maryland (a suburb of Baltimore).

• 2004

  • The first American to win eight medals (6 gold, 2 bronze) in one Olympiad [Note: Mark Spitz won 7, although they were all Gold.]. He was also the first swimmer to ever qualify for six individual events at one Olympiad.

    • Gold Medals: 100m butterfly (51.25), 200m butterfly (1:54:.04), 200 m individual medley (1:57.14), 400 m individual medley (4:08.26), 4x200m free relay (7:07.33)

    • Bronze Medals: 200m free relay (1:45.32) and 4x100m free relay (3:14.62)

  • First place at SC World Championships for 200m free relay (1:43:59)

  • Began attending classes at the University of Michigan.

• 2005

  • Four first place finishes at the American Short Course Championships: 200 yd freestyle (1:32:08); 400 yd IM (3:42.74); 100 yard Freestyle (00:42.53); and 200 yard IM (1:42.78), a second place finish in the 4x100 free relay (2:57:49) and a third place finish in the 200 yd breaststroke (1:58:31).

  • At the 2005 World Championship Trials he placed first in all five competitions: 400 Freestyle (3:47.79); 200 Freestyle (1:46.44); 100 Butterfly (51.34); 100 Freestyle (49.00); and 200 IM (1:57.4).

  • He followed this up with a clean sweep at the Stanford University Invitational Grand Prix finishing first in all six events: 100 Back (54.92); 400 IM (4:17.06); 400 Free (3:51.94); 200 Back (1:59.94); 200 Fly (1:57.31); 100 Free (49.82). 

  • For the World Championships in Montreal, Canada (from July 17^th to the 31^st), Michael Phelps won five gold and one silver medal (this includes three golds for the relay).

• 2006

  • Placed in first in five events at the Pan Pacific Championships (four being World Records): 200 m butterfly, 200 m individual medley, 400 m individual medley,  4x100 m freestyle relay, 4x200 m freestyle relay

• 2007

  • Seven Gold medals at the 2007 World Championships: 200 m freestyle (1:43.86 - World Record); 100 m butterfly (50.77); 200 m butterfly (1:52:09 - World Record); 200 m individual medley (1:54.98 - World Record); 400 m individual medley (4:06.22 - World Record);  4x100 m freestyle relay (2:12.72); 4x200 m freestyle relay (7:03.24 - World Record)

• 2008

  • Can you say GOLD?  Phelps has become the only person to win 8 Gold Medals in a single Olympic game to break Mark Spitz record of 7 Gold medals (while setting a world record in each event except the 100 m butterfly) in the following events: 400 m individual medley (4:03.84); 4x100 m freestyle relay (3:08.24); 200 m freestyle (1:42.96); 200 m butterfly (1:52.03); 4x200 m freestyle relay (6:58.56); 200 m individual relay (1:54.23); 100 m butterfly (50.58); and 4x100 m medley relay (3:29.32)

Other Stuff about Michael:

• Hobbies and Interests: Lacrosse, baseball, soccer, video games (XBox)

• Favorites: food = lasagna, pretzels, cheeseburgers, French vanilla ice cream in a waffle cone, music = rap, movie = Austin Powers

Biography by Ian Ripley, PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer

 

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MICHAEL PHELPS NEWS

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MICHAEL PHELPS WEBSITES

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Michael Phelps Articles and Interviews

• Michael Phelps Cases History (Tom Brokaw: MSNBC.com: Aug. 12, 2004)

• Michael Phelps Chosen Athlete of the Year (WJZ.com: Jan. 15, 2005)

• Michael Phelps Interview (Casey Barret:  RollingStone.com: Dec. 15, 2004)

• Phelps Swims His Way Into Olympic History With 8 Gold Medals (Ian Ripley: PopStarsPlus.com: Aug. 17, 2008)

• Olympic Star Michael Phelps Charged With Drunken Driving (Vicki Michaelis: USAToday.com: Nov. 8, 2004)

• Phelps is Golden, Gracious (Michael E. Ruane: WashingtonPost.com: Aug. 21, 2004)

• Six Time Gold Medal Winner Phelps Over the Limit (CBC.ca: Nov. 9, 2004)

Michael Phelps Pictures (pics, photos, images, gallery, etc.)

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Michael Phelps Song Lyrics

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Michael Phelps Quotations

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Michael Phelps Links Pages

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Michael Phelps Related Websites

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MICHAEL PHELPS DISCOGRAPHY: ALBUMS, SINGLES, COMPILATIONS, BOXED SETS, ETC.

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MICHAEL PHELPS ON VIDEO, A FILMOGRAPHY

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Year

2002

Title

Swim Fast Butterfly

Role

Himself

MICHAEL PHELPS BOOKS & MAGAZINES

Michael Phelps: Amazing Athletes

Michael Phelps: Beneath the Surface

MICHAEL PHELPS PHOTOGRAPHS AND POSTERS

MICHAEL PHELPS PRODUCTS & OTHER ITEMS

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