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[52] Phelps said he broke the 200-meter individual medley world record after Don Talbot said Phelps was unproven, using his words as motivation. Phelps reiterated many of those sentiments while appearing on David Axelrods The Axe Filespodcast weeks later. [44], At the World Championship Trials for the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, on March 30, Phelps broke the world record in the 200-meter butterfly to become, at 15 years and 9 months, the youngest male ever to set a world record in swimming. [147] In this race, Phelps became the fifth Olympic athlete in modern history to win nine gold medals, joining Mark Spitz, Larisa Latynina, Paavo Nurmi, and Carl Lewis.[148]. By the 2016 Olympic Trials, despite his age Phelps "felt physically stronger in the water, perhaps because of drills Bowman added to his pool workouts, like multiple repeats of 40 seconds of dolphin kicking while hugging a 10-pound weight to his chest".[225]. Phelps was raised in a family of swimmers and joined the prestigious North Baltimore Aquatic Club at age seven. [298], In 2017, Phelps joined the board of Medibio, a company focused on diagnosis of mental health disorders. Debbie Phelps, middle-school principal in Towson, Maryland, and mother of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. . [274] Thorpe initially said that it would be highly unlikely for Phelps to win eight gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. [46], At Nationals, the selection meet for the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Phelps set an American record in the 200-meter individual medley and was just off the world record in the 200-meter butterfly. [174] He launched his swimming career at the Loyola High School pool. Michael called it an "isolated incident," but admitted to letting himself and his family down. I'm happy about it. 50 Y Free: Time. [130] Two days later Phelps swam a time of 53.01 sec in the 100-meter backstroke, 0.03 of a second short of the world record of 52.98 held by Aaron Peirsol and the second-fastest performance of all time. The stories were just ridiculous. Eat, sleep and swim. [240] (Federica Pellegrini would be the second swimmer to do so at the 2020 Olympics.) Phelps, the two-time defending Olympic champion, won his heat in 4 minutes, 13.33 seconds with a time that was well off his world record of 4:03.84 set four years earlier in Beijing, when Phelps won a record eight gold medals. Previously the youngest male had been Ian Thorpe, who captured the 400-meter freestyle world record at 16 years, 10 months. "[160], On August 17, Phelps won his eighth gold medal in the 4100-meter medley relay, breaking Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals won in a single Olympic Games, which had stood since 1972. The top five teams in the final finished ahead of the world record of 3:12.23 set the previous day by the American B team in a preliminary heat. He also won gold in the 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly, 200-meter individual medley, 4-by-200-meter freestyle relay and 4-by-100-meter medley relay). Phelps also returned to Baltimore with Bowman. He was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), when he was in 6th grade. [74] Even though Phelps did not compete in the 100-meter freestyle at the Trials, he was still selected for the 4100-meter freestyle relay. Michael Phelps, in full Michael Fred Phelps II, (born June 30, 1985, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.), American swimmer, who was the most-decorated athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals, which included a record 23 gold. Michael Phillips is a marriage & family therapist in Citrus Heights, CA. [131] "[158], Phelps's seventh gold medal of the Games tied Mark Spitz's record for gold medals won in a single Olympic Games, set in the 1972 Olympics. [291], In 2010, the Michael Phelps Foundation, the Michael Phelps Swim School and KidsHealth.org developed and nationally piloted the "im" program for Boys & Girls Club members. [109], At the 2006 National Championships, Phelps won three events. His rise to stardom began at the age of just 15 when he took part in the 2000 Summer Olympics and despite winning no medals, showed great potential . [242] In the ready room prior to the preliminary race, Le Clos's shadow boxing while Phelps "glowered in a corner" spawned the Internet meme with the hashtag #PhelpsFace. [88] In the 100-meter butterfly final, held the following day, Phelps defeated American teammate Ian Crocker (who held the world record in the event at the time) by just 0.04 seconds with a time of 51.25. In the following race, Phelps eked out a victory by four-hundredths of a second and had an uncharacteristically exuberant celebration in the pool. Michael Phelps' wife Nicole opens up about his depression struggles. Most gold medals won at a single FINA World Championships (individual). Joseph Schooling of Singapore, a 21-year-old swimmer who idolized Phelps when he was boy, won the gold. Phelps only beat the reef shark by 0.2 seconds, clocking in at 6 miles per hour. This is his swimmer profile page including the latest times, meets, rankings, and more. [197], In his first event at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, Phelps won bronze in the 4100-meter freestyle relay with Garrett Weber-Gale, Jason Lezak, and Nathan Adrian. I dont think either one of us has real expectations other than to have fun, see what happens and go from there. Anybody can do anything that they set their mind to. He currently practices at Terra Nova Counseling. [287] With Phelps off the team, the United States failed to qualify for the finals of the 4 100 m freestyle relay. Phelps touched second in 1:43.22, but Biedermann smashed Phelps's record of 1:42.96 set in Beijing a year ago with a time of 1:42.00. [208], On July 28, 2012, Phelps placed eighth in the morning prelims for the 400-meter individual medley. He met his coach, Bob Bowman, when he started training at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club at the Meadowbrook Aquatic and Fitness Center. Phelps completed his split in 50.1 seconds, the fastest butterfly split ever for the event, giving teammate Jason Lezak a more than half-second lead for the final leg, which he held onto to clinch the event in world record time. Phelps and Johnson have three sons:Boomer Robert (b. [111] In his second event, the 100-meter butterfly, Phelps just edged out Ian Crocker 51.51 (another championship record) to 51.73. [272] The family lives in Paradise Valley, Arizona, where Phelps volunteers alongside Bowman as an assistant coach for the Arizona State Sun Devils swim team. [185] After the race, Phelps said he was "fairly pleased" with the result. At 31-years-old, Phelps retired from swimming as the greatest of all-time. Info. [188] It was the first time Lochte had beat Phelps in a major national meet. . "[154] On August 16, Phelps won his seventh gold medal of the Games in the men's 100-meter butterfly, setting an Olympic record for the event with a time of 50.58 seconds and edging out his nearest competitor avi, by one hundredth (0.01) of a second.[155]. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won four gold and two silver medals, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won five gold medals and one silver. The next day, Phelps participated in two finals. [45] At the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Phelps broke his own world record in the 200-meter butterfly while en route to become a world champion for the first time. CNN . [249] For Phelps and Lochte, this was their 4th consecutive gold medal in this event,[250] an all-time record in swimming for any event. Phelps is the long course world record holder in the men's 400-meter individual medley as well as the former long course world record holder in the 200-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly, and 200-meter individual medley. [173] Phelps took the silver graciously, but coach Bob Bowman threatened to withdraw Phelps from international competition because Bowman claimed Biedermann had an unfair advantage because he was wearing a full polyurethane swimsuit, specifically an Arena X-Glide. Less than one hour after his gold medal victory in the 200-meter butterfly, Phelps swam the lead-off leg of the 4200-meter freestyle relay. Born on June 30, 1985, in Baltimore, Maryland, Phelps took to swimming at the age of seven. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. [267], Bob Bowman described Phelps as "a solitary man"[268] with a "rigid focus"[18] at the pool prior to a race, but afterward "a man incredibly invested in the success of the people he cares about". Anybody can do anything that they set their mind to. [64], At the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Phelps competed in six events; the 200- and 400-meter individual medley, the 100- and 200-meter butterfly, the 200-meter freestyle, and the 200-meter backstroke. His record looks unlikely to be surpassed any time soon. [51] At a meet in Santa Clara County, California, Phelps broke the world record in the 200-meter individual medley with a time of 1:57.94. If you ask me, it should be accepted and we should move on. [90][91] Phelps's gesture gave Crocker a chance to make amends (for a mistake at the start of a previous race) as well, getting his final shot at a gold medal. After having been dropped from the team for the 2015 World Aquatics Championships for a DUI, Phelps instead competed in the US National Championships (long course) in San Antonio as his target meet of the summer. I am sort of in a dream world. ESPN has put Phelps top swimming speed at 6 miles per hour. [243] At age 31, the victory made Phelps not only the oldest male champion,[244] but also the oldest individual champion in Olympic swimming history,[245] beating the records set by Duke Kahanamoku in 1920, and Inge de Bruijn in 2004 respectively. He is now retired and is married to Nicole, with whom he has three sons, Boomer, Becker, and Maverick. [75], In his first event, the 400-meter individual medley, Phelps won his first Olympic gold medal in the world record time of 4:08.26. [3] A street in his hometown of Baltimore was renamed The Michael Phelps Way in 2004. [132] In his second event, the 200-meter freestyle, Phelps won with a time of 1:44.10, ahead of Peter Vanderkaay's time 1:45.85. ; Photo: Adam Pretty/Getty Images, 10 Things You Might Not Know About Jimmy Butler, Name: Michael Phelps, Birth Year: 1985, Birth date: June 30, 1985, Birth State: Maryland, Birth City: Baltimore, Birth Country: United States. The relationship between Le Clos and Phelps had been cordial back in 201213 but it deteriorated in 2014 when Phelps came back from retirement and suggested that the current butterfly times were slow. During an interview in the midst of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, Phelps told NBC that he ate 12,000 calories per day to fuel his five-hour, six-days-per-week training leading up to the Games. Michael Phelps is one of the most decorated athletes of all time. [198] This was Phelps's first bronze in a World Aquatics Championships. Phelps has accumulated a total of 28 medals at the Olympic Summer Games in Athens, Beijing, London and Rio 23 gold, three silver and two bronze setting the record for the most medal wins by any Olympic athlete. The decorated swimmer has won 23. [71][72] The following day, Phelps finished second to Ian Crocker in the 100-meter butterfly. Updates? [144] Teammate Jason Lezak, after beginning the anchor leg more than half a body length behind Alain Bernard, managed to finish ahead of the favored French swimmer by eight hundredths of a second. So once I retire I want to travel and see what places are really about. [210], On July 31, 2012, Phelps won a silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly behind South African Chad le Clos by 5/100ths of a second, and a gold medal in the 4200-meter freestyle relay, thereby equaling and then surpassing Larisa Latynina to become the all-time record holder for most Olympic medals won. He announced his second retirement on August 12, 2016,[15] having won more medals than 161 countries. He began swimming at the age of 7. Phelps joined Bowman at Michigan to train and attended classes over a span of four years, but did not pursue a degree. [32] Bowman swam for Florida State University from 1983 to 1985. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. [257][258][259] Phelps retired from competitive swimming again following the Rio Olympics. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Phelps earned Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award due to his unprecedented Olympic success in the 2008 Games. [203] In his last event, the 4100-meter medley relay, Phelps teamed with Nick Thoman, Mark Gangloff, and Nathan Adrian to win gold in a time of 3:32.06. Phelps was a USA Olympic team member in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016, and holds the records for most Olympic gold medals (23), most such medals in individual events (13), and most such medals at a single games (8, in Beijing 2008). In December 2015 at the Winter Nationals in Federal Way, Phelps won titles in the same three events, again in long course, bringing his career total to 62 national titles. [9][252] With that 13th individual gold medal, Phelps broke an ancient Olympic record, set by Leonidas of Rhodes, who had held the most Olympic individual titles of all time, with twelve. "[138], Phelps set an Olympic record in the preliminary heats of the 400-meter individual medley. [285], In September 2014, Phelps was arrested again, this time on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding in Baltimore. The two events in Athens, in which Phelps took bronze medals, were 200-meter freestyle and the 4-by-100-meter freestyle relay. Doing a double like that is a lot harder now than what it once was, Phelps said about competing in the races at the age of 31. [100] In the 400-meter freestyle, Phelps did not make it past the preliminary heats and finished 18th overall with a time of 3:50.53. Phelps won eight golds every event he entered and broke World Records in seven of them. Where's the next person? And I think it's sad.". In Athens he won six gold medals and two bronzes, falling just short of Mark Spitzs world record (seven golds at Munich 1972). Omissions? In a huddle with his teammates following the race, Phelps felt the emotion of the moment, according to the .css-47aoac{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#A00000;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-47aoac:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}New York Times. He has won 82 medals in major international long course competitions, of which 65 were gold, 14 silver, and three bronze, spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships. [23] He graduated from Towson High School in 2003. However, he subsequently won silver medals in both the 4 100-metre freestyle relay and the 200-metre butterfly and a gold medal in the 4 200-metre freestyle relay. In the 200-meter butterfly, Phelps lost to Tom Malchow, finishing behind him 1:55.41 to 1:55.21. In the 200-meter freestyle, Phelps won ahead of Ryan Lochte in a time of 1:45.61. This was typical of someone who is over half a foot shorter, giving him less body to pull through the water. [103] Two days later, on July 28, Phelps finished seventh in the 100-meter freestyle final. I disappear. At age seven, Phelps was still "a little scared" to put his head underwater, so his instructors allowed him to float around on his back. Phelps dominated the race, winning gold in over a body-length at 1:54.66 seconds, right behind Lochte's record of 1:54.00. He's the greatest racer who ever walked the planet. Phelps said he lost because he did not take butterfly training seriously after he broke the world record. Olympic Experience. "[265], Phelps is an avid golfer, and has competed in numerous amateur and pro-am golf tournaments; he considered becoming a professional golfer after retiring from swimming. Even given the fact that Phelps practices a sport in which extremely capable athlete can bag golds across different distances and strokes, his feats still blow away those of any other sportsperson. As of 2021, Celebrity Net Worth put his worth at US$80 million. It was the first time Phelps failed to medal in an Olympic event since 2000. In the 100-meter butterfly, Phelps finished first in a time of 50.86, a championship record. He said the"hardest fall" came after the 2012 Olympics when he found himself sitting in his room alone for three to five days, not eating and barely sleeping: "I didn't want to be in the sport anymore," he recalled. He holds the record for most Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16). [121] Phelps first gold medal came in the 4100-meter freestyle. With Lochte, Ricky Berens, and Peter Vanderkaay, he won his fifth gold and set his fifth world record as the American team finished first with a time of 6:58.56. The U.S. 4100-meter medley relay team consisted of Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Phelps, and Ian Crocker. [288][289][290] His foundation focuses on growing the sport of swimming and promoting healthier lifestyles. Why did Michael choose swimming? [120], At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, Phelps won seven gold medals, tying the record for a global long-course championship held by Mark Spitz since the 1972 Summer Olympics, and broke five world records. Who's the next kid coming in? [108] Phelps did not swim in the finals but still earned a medal because he swam in the heats. Everything I've done, I've been able to learn from - mistakes I've made in the pool, mistakes I've made out of the pool. "[264] The game received a lukewarm review from ABC News, which observed that "the title would have been better as cheap downloadable content or packaged in a larger Olympic sports world. Looks like 23 Olympic gold medals is enough for champion swimmer Michael Phelps. [68] The following day, Phelps won in the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 1:54.31, three seconds ahead of second-place finisher Tom Malchow. In his first event, the 4100-meter freestyle relay, Phelps swam the lead-off leg in 47.78, well off his 47.51 performance in Beijing, but the American team was able to edge out Russia and France for the gold. We're competing to do everything we can to try to win a medal or to try to do our country proud by wearing the stars and stripes on international ground," he told Axelrod. This gave Phelps an automatic entry into the medley relay, but he deferred and Crocker swam instead. [294][295], The Foundation's largest event is its annual fundraiser, the Michael Phelps Foundation Golf Classic. But the road to being the world's greatest swimmer did not come easy and is full of weak moments that has led to his two driving under the influence charges (DUIs) and his famous bong incident. [118] In his fifth event, the 4100-meter freestyle relay, Phelps, along with Neil Walker, Cullen Jones, and Jason Lezak, won the gold medal with a world-record time 3:12.46. Phelps also captured five titles at the U.S. summer nationalsthe most won by a male swimmer at a single championship. Although it was much slower than his 1:51.51 time from the previous year, Phelps had not lost a 200-meter butterfly final since 2002. When Phelps and his teammates captured the gold, Thorpe gave a congratulatory kiss to Phelps's mother, then gave a handshake and a hug to congratulate Phelps. His four individual swimming gold medals tied a record set by American Mark Spitz at the 1972 Munich Olympics. After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Phelps started the Michael Phelps Foundation, which focuses on growing the sport of swimming and promoting healthier lifestyles. At Rio, he won the title that he had lost to Chad le Clos four years earlier in London, edging Masato Sakai by 0.04 s. Phelps stated that winning back this title had been the main goal during his comeback. Times. 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That is for sure.. [292] im is offered through the Boys & Girls Clubs of America[292] and through Special Olympics International. He finished fifth in the 200-metre butterfly at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. [266] At the 2012 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, a pro-am tournament in which he was paired with golfer Paul Casey, Phelps set the world record for the longest televised putt in history, sinking a putt from 159 feet away. Why Michael Phelps is still great at an age when most swimmers have faded The American is the only person to have won an individual swimming gold past the age of 31. In his second event, the 200-meter freestyle, Phelps won silver for the second consecutive time at a World Aquatics Championships. Phelps followed his coach to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where Bowman coached the Wolverines' swim team, to study sports marketing and management. This was Phelps's 4th consecutive gold medal in the event as well as his 4th in the Games. Five-time Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016); 28-time Olympic medalist (23 golds, 3 silvers, 2 bronzes) [221] In May 2014, he won the 100-meter butterfly event at the Arena Grand Prix in Charlotte, North Carolina. [179] For his fifth race, the 100-meter butterfly, Phelps won the gold and became the first man to complete it in under 50 seconds, beating avi 49.82 to 49.95. [54] Phelps broke his first world record on July 22 in the semi-finals for the 200-meter butterfly. Phelps was born in Baltimore on June 30, 1985, and got serious with the sport after joining the North Baltimore Aquatic Club. Then during the U.S. trials for the 2004 Summer Olympics, he broke his own world again in the 400 meter individual medley, with a time of 4:08:41. [199] In his third final, the 200-meter butterfly, he won his first gold medal with a time of 1:53.34 to become the first swimmer to win five gold medals in one discipline at the World Aquatics Championships. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. I was probably eating anywhere between like 8 to 10 [thousand] probably at my peak where I was really growing. Dream as big as you can dream and anything is possible. However, in June 2017, he cleared up his eating habits: Dont believe everything you read. In his first event, the 400-meter individual medley, Phelps broke his own world record of 4:06.22 with a time of 4:05.25. London 2012 was also astonishing he got four golds and two silvers while Rio 1016 saw him stage a historic comeback (he had decided to retire after London), aged 31, to bag five gold medals and one silver. He took to Twitter to discuss this incident, writing "I understand the severity of my actions and take full responsibility." [214] Rebecca Soni and Phelps (twice) are the only swimmers to successfully defend an individual title from the 2008 Games. Swimmer Michael Phelps has won 28 Olympic medals, more than anyone in history. The athletic great described how he would fall into a state of despair after the highs of his Olympic victories, often seeking to medicate himself through drugs or alcohol. I'm not going to swim for anyone else. His father, Fred, an all-around athlete, was a state trooper and his mother, Debbie, was a middle-school principal. [126] For his sixth race, the 100-meter butterfly, Phelps edged out Ian Crocker 50.77 to 50.82 to win his sixth gold medal. In another emotional victory, Phelps took gold again in his final Olympic race, helping the U.S. team take the top spot in the 4x100-meter medley relay with teammates Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller and Nathan Adrian. [91] The American medley team went on to win the event in world-record time, and, since Phelps had raced in a preliminary heat of the medley relay, he was also awarded a gold medal along with the team members who competed in the final.
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