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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |Phelps at the [[NBC Summer Olympics (2016)|2016 Summer Olympics]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Full name'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |Michael Fred Phelps II
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Nickname(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |"The Baltimore Bullet"<br>"Flying Fish"
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''National team'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Born'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |June 30, 1985 (age 36)<br>[[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S.
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Height'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Weight'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |194 lb (88 kg)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Spouse(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Nicole Johnson (Miss California USA)|Nicole Johnson]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Sport'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Swimming (Sport)|Swimming]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Strokes'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Butterfly Stroke|Butterfly]], [[Medley Swimming|individual medley]], [[Freestyle Swimming|freestyle]], [[Backstroke|backstroke]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Club'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[North Baltimore Aquatic Club]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Coach'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Bob Bowman (coach)|Bob Bowman]]
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'''Michael Fred Phelps II''' (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and [[List of Multiple Olympic Medalists|most decorated Olympian of all time]] with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for [[List of Multiple Olympic gold Medalists#List of most Olympic gold medals over career|Olympic gold medals]] (23), [[List of Multiple Olympic gold Medalists#List of most career gold medals in individual events|Olympic gold medals in individual events]] (13), and [[List of Multiple Olympic Medalists#List of most career medals in individual events|Olympic medals in individual events]] (16). When Phelps won eight gold medals at the [[NBC Summer Olympics (2008)|2008 Beijing Games]], he broke fellow American swimmer [[Mark Spitz]]'s 1972 record of seven [[List of Multiple Olympic Gold Medalists at a Single Games|first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games]]. At the [[NBC Summer Olympics (2004)|2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], Phelps already tied the record of eight medals of any color at a single Games by winning six gold and two bronze medals. At the [[NBC Summer Olympics (2012)|2012 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]], Phelps won four gold and two silver medals, and at the [[NBC Summer Olympics (2016)|2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], he won five gold medals and one silver. This made him the [[Lists of Olympic Medalists#Medalist with most medals by Olympiad|most successful]] athlete of the Games for the fourth Olympics in a row.
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Phelps is the [[Olympic-Size Swimming Pool|long course]] world record holder in the men's [[World Record Progression 400 Metres Individual Medley|400-meter individual medley]] as well as the former long course world record holder in the [[World Record Progression 200 Metres Freestyle|200-meter freestyle]], [[World Record Progression 100 Metres Butterfly|100-meter butterfly]], [[World Record Progression 200 Metres Butterfly|200-meter butterfly]], and [[World Record Progression 200 Metres Individual Medley|200-meter individual medley]]. 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 [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]], and the [[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]. Phelps's international titles and record-breaking performances have earned him the [[Swimming World Swimmers of the Year|World Swimmer of the Year Award]] eight times and [[Swimming World Swimmers of the Year#American Swimmer of the Year|American Swimmer of the Year Award]] eleven times, as well as the [[List of FINA Athletes of the Year#Swimming|FINA Swimmer of the Year]] Award in 2012 and 2016. Phelps earned ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' magazine's [[Sportsman of the Year]] award due to his unprecedented Olympic success in the 2008 Games.
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After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Phelps started the [[Michael Phelps Foundation]], which focuses on growing the sport of swimming and promoting healthier lifestyles. Phelps retired following the 2012 Olympics, but he made a comeback in April 2014. At the [[NBC Summer Olympics (2016)|2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio de Janeiro, his fifth Olympics, he was selected by his team to be the [[List of Flag Bearers for the United States at the Olympics|flag bearer of the United States]] at the [[Summer Olympics Parade of Nations (2016)|2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations]]. He announced his second retirement on August 12, 2016, having won more medals than 161 countries. He is widely regarded as the greatest swimmer of all time and is often considered to be one of the greatest athletes of all time.
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==Early life==
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==Career==
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===2000 Summer Olympics===
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===2001 World championships===
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===2002 Pan Pacific championships===
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[[File:Michael_Phelps_2002.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Phelps in 2002]]
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===2003 World championships===
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===2004 Summer Olympics===
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====Trials====
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====Athens====
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===2005 World championships===
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[[File:2005 FINA World Championships - victory lap of the 100 m butterfly.jpg|thumb|left|Victory lap of the 100 m butterfly during the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montréal. Phelps is far right.]]
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===2006 Pan Pacific championships===
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===2007 World championships===
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===2008 Summer Olympics===
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====Trials====
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====Beijing====
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=====Seventh gold medal=====
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[[File:Phelps4x100.jpg|thumb|left|Phelps ''(in black cap)'' starting the 4 x 100m relay at the Beijing Olympic Games, August 11, 2008]]
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|style="text-align: left;" |Epic. It goes to show you that not only is this guy the greatest swimmer of all time and the greatest Olympian of all time, he's maybe the greatest athlete of all time. He's the greatest racer who ever walked the planet. (2008)
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|style="text-align: right;" |—[[Mark Spitz]] <small>(on Phelps winning his 7th gold medal)</small>
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=====All-time record=====
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===2009 World championships===
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===2010 Pan Pacific championships===
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===2011 World championships===
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===2012 Summer Olympics===
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====Trials====
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====London====
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[[File:London 2012 100m butterfly heats.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|right|In his [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100m butterfly heat]], Phelps (fourth from top) was 8th at the 50m split before winning his heat and qualifying for the semi-finals]]
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===First retirement===
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===2014 comeback from retirement===
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===2015 US Nationals===
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===2016 Summer Olympics===
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====Trials====
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==Professional wrestling career==
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At [[WIW Justice for Brawl (2016)|Justice for Brawl]], Phelps made his debut for WIW defeating [[Daniel Mazurek (WIW)|Daniel Mazurek]], just a month before the [[NBC Summer Olympics (2016)|Rio Olympics]]. At [[WIW Final Fight (2017)|Final Fight]] on March 5, 2017, Phelps returned to WIW as the mystery opponent to [[Matt Borske (WIW)|Matt Borske]] in a where the winner would be added to the [[WIW World Championship]] match at [[WIW SuperBrawl 9|SuperBrawl IX]], Phelps defeated Borske to advance to SuperBrawl's main event title making it a triple threat match. At SuperBrawl IX, he failed to win the WIW World Championship.
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====ShowDown (2019-2020)====
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====Alliance with Kevin Hunter (2020-2023)====
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====The Olympians United (2024-present)====
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==Testing for performance-enhancing drugs==
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==Training==
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==Personal life==
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[[File:Michael Phelps & Nicole Johnson by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|Phelps with his wife, Nicole Johnson]]
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==Legal issues==
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==Philanthropy==
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==Honors and awards==
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[[File:Phelps and Busch 2009.jpg|thumb|right|Phelps and Maryland House Speaker [[Michael E. Busch|Mike Busch]] in April 2009. Both houses of the [[Maryland General Assembly]] honored Phelps that day.]]
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==Results in international long-course competition==
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:{{note label|a|a|a}} Phelps swam only in the heats
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:{{note label|b|b|b}} Phelps finished fourth in the heats, but he was the third American, hence he did not qualify for the final
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==Career best times==
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===Long course (50-meter pool)===
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===Short course meters (25-meter pool)===
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==World records==
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Phelps has set 39 world records (29 individual, 10 relay), which is more records than any other swimmer that is recognized by [[FINA]]; this achievement surpassed [[Mark Spitz]]'s previous record of 33 world records (26 individual, 7 relay). However, [[Johnny Weissmuller]] is reported to have broken 67 official world records.
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All but two of the records were set in a long-course (50-meter) pool. {{As of|2021|4|22|df=US}}, he holds four world records (indicated in '''bold'''), not including his records for most Olympic medals and most Olympic gold medals ever won by one person.
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:{{note label|a|a|a}} with [[Aaron Peirsol]], [[Brendan Hansen]], and Jason Lezak
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:{{note label|b|b|b}} with [[Neil Walker (swimmer)|Neil Walker]], [[Cullen Jones]], and Jason Lezak
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:{{note label|c|c|c}} with [[Ryan Lochte]], [[Klete Keller]], and [[Peter Vanderkaay]]
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:{{note label|d|d|d}} with [[Garrett Weber-Gale]], Cullen Jones, and Jason Lezak
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:{{note label|e|e|e}} with Ryan Lochte, [[Ricky Berens]], and Peter Vanderkaay
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:{{note label|f|f|f}} with Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens, and [[David Walters (swimmer)|David Walters]]
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:{{note label|g|g|g}} with Aaron Peirsol, [[Eric Shanteau]] and David Walters
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:{{note label|h|h|h}} short course record with [[Nick Thoman]], [[Mark Gangloff]] and [[Nathan Adrian]]
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:{{note label|i|i|i}} short course record with Nathan Adrian, [[Matt Grevers]] and Garrett Weber-Gale
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== Guinness World Records ==
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==Championships and accomplishments==
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*'''[[World Incorporated Wrestling]]'''
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**[[WIW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WIW World Tag Team Champions|1 time]], current) – with [[Kevin Hunter (WIW)|Kevin Hunter]]
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==See also==
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
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==External links==
==Physique==
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:{{note label|h|h|h}} short course record with [[Nick Thoman]], [[Mark Gangloff]] and [[Nathan Adrian]]
:{{note label|h|h|h}} short course record with [[Nick Thoman]], [[Mark Gangloff]] and [[Nathan Adrian]]
:{{note label|i|i|i}} short course record with Nathan Adrian, [[Matt Grevers]] and Garrett Weber-Gale
:{{note label|i|i|i}} short course record with Nathan Adrian, [[Matt Grevers]] and Garrett Weber-Gale
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*'''[[World Incorporated Wrestling]]'''
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**[[WIW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WIW World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with [[Kevin Hunter (WIW)|Kevin Hunter]]
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Current revision as of 10:04, 7 August 2024

Michael Phelps
Phelps in 2012
Personal information
Full name Michael Fred Phelps II
Nickname(s) "The Baltimore Bullet"; "Flying Fish"; "Gomer"
National team United States
Born June 30, 1985 (age 31)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, individual medley, freestyle, backstroke
Club North Baltimore Aquatic Club
Coach Bob Bowman


Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American competition swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 27 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (22, more than twice that of the second-highest record holders), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16). In winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, Phelps broke fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz's record of 7 first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games. Five of those victories were in individual events, tying the single Games record. In the Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won four golds and two silver medals, making him the most successful athlete of the Games for the third Olympics in a row.

Phelps is the long course world record holder in the 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly and 400-meter individual medley as well as the former long course world record holder in the 200-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley. He has won a total of 80 medals in major international long-course competition, totalling 65 gold, 13 silver, and 3 bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, and the Pan Pacific Championships. Phelps's international titles and record-breaking performances have earned him the World Swimmer of the Year Award seven times and American Swimmer of the Year Award nine times as well as the FINA Swimmer of the Year Award in 2012. His unprecedented Olympic success in 2008 earned Phelps Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award.

After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Phelps started the Michael Phelps Foundation, which focuses on growing the sport of swimming and promoting healthier lifestyles. Phelps retired following the 2012 Olympics, but in April 2014 he made a comeback. He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, his fifth Olympics. Phelps was chosen to be the flag bearer of the United States at the Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.

[edit] Early life

[edit] 2000 Summer Olympics

[edit] 2001 World championships

[edit] 2002 Pan Pacific championships

[edit] 2003 World championships

[edit] 2004 Summer Olympics

[edit] Trials

[edit] Athens

[edit] 2005 World championships

[edit] 2006 Pan Pacific championships

[edit] 2007 World championships

[edit] 2008 Summer Olympics

[edit] Trials

[edit] Beijing

[edit] Seventh gold medal

[edit] All-time record

[edit] 2009 World championships

[edit] 2010 Pan Pacific championships

[edit] 2011 World championships

[edit] 2012 Summer Olympics

[edit] Trials

[edit] London

[edit] 2014 comeback from retirement

[edit] 2015 US Nationals

[edit] 2016 Summer Olympics

[edit] Trials

[edit] Rio de Janeiro

Michael Phelps
Phelps at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Michael Fred Phelps II
Nickname(s) "The Baltimore Bullet"
"Flying Fish"
National team 22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png

United States

Born June 30, 1985 (age 36)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg)
Spouse(s) Nicole Johnson
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, individual medley, freestyle, backstroke
Club North Baltimore Aquatic Club
Coach Bob Bowman
Medal record

Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16). When Phelps won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, he broke fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Phelps already tied the record of eight medals of any color at a single Games by winning six gold and two bronze medals. 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. This made him the most successful athlete of the Games for the fourth Olympics in a row.

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. 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. Phelps's international titles and record-breaking performances have earned him the World Swimmer of the Year Award eight times and American Swimmer of the Year Award eleven times, as well as the FINA Swimmer of the Year Award in 2012 and 2016. Phelps earned Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award due to his unprecedented Olympic success in the 2008 Games.

After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Phelps started the Michael Phelps Foundation, which focuses on growing the sport of swimming and promoting healthier lifestyles. Phelps retired following the 2012 Olympics, but he made a comeback in April 2014. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, his fifth Olympics, he was selected by his team to be the flag bearer of the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. He announced his second retirement on August 12, 2016, having won more medals than 161 countries. He is widely regarded as the greatest swimmer of all time and is often considered to be one of the greatest athletes of all time.

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[edit] Early life

[edit] Career

[edit] 2000 Summer Olympics

[edit] 2001 World championships

[edit] 2002 Pan Pacific championships

File:Michael Phelps 2002.jpg
Phelps in 2002

[edit] 2003 World championships

[edit] 2004 Summer Olympics

[edit] Trials

[edit] Athens

[edit] 2005 World championships

File:2005 FINA World Championships - victory lap of the 100 m butterfly.jpg
Victory lap of the 100 m butterfly during the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montréal. Phelps is far right.

[edit] 2006 Pan Pacific championships

[edit] 2007 World championships

[edit] 2008 Summer Olympics

[edit] Trials

[edit] Beijing

[edit] Seventh gold medal
File:Phelps4x100.jpg
Phelps (in black cap) starting the 4 x 100m relay at the Beijing Olympic Games, August 11, 2008
Epic. It goes to show you that not only is this guy the greatest swimmer of all time and the greatest Olympian of all time, he's maybe the greatest athlete of all time. He's the greatest racer who ever walked the planet. (2008)
—Mark Spitz (on Phelps winning his 7th gold medal)
[edit] All-time record

[edit] 2009 World championships

[edit] 2010 Pan Pacific championships

[edit] 2011 World championships

[edit] 2012 Summer Olympics

[edit] Trials

[edit] London

File:London 2012 100m butterfly heats.jpg
In his 100m butterfly heat, Phelps (fourth from top) was 8th at the 50m split before winning his heat and qualifying for the semi-finals

[edit] First retirement

[edit] 2014 comeback from retirement

[edit] 2015 US Nationals

[edit] 2016 Summer Olympics

[edit] Trials

[edit] Rio de Janeiro

[edit] Professional wrestling career

Michael Phelps
Birth name Michael Fred Phelps II
Born June 30, 1985 (age 31)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Resides Baltimore, Maryland
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Michael Phelps
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg)
Billed from Baltimore, Maryland
Debut July 24, 2016

Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American competition swimmer and professional wrestler and the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 27 medals. In 2016, it was announced that Phelps would begin wrestling for WIW, on the Rage brand.

[edit] World Incorporated Wrestling

[edit] Debut and Rage (2016-2019)

[edit] ShowDown (2019-2020)

[edit] Alliance with Kevin Hunter (2020-2023)

[edit] The Olympians United (2024-present)

[edit] Testing for performance-enhancing drugs

[edit] Training

[edit] Personal life

File:Michael Phelps & Nicole Johnson by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Phelps with his wife, Nicole Johnson

[edit] Legal issues

[edit] Philanthropy

[edit] Honors and awards

File:Phelps and Busch 2009.jpg
Phelps and Maryland House Speaker Mike Busch in April 2009. Both houses of the Maryland General Assembly honored Phelps that day.

[edit] Results in international long-course competition

Meet Meet 100 free 200 free 400 free 200 back 100 fly 200 fly 200 IM 400 IM 4×100 free 4×200 free 4×100 medley
OG 2000 5th
a Phelps swam only in the heats
b Phelps finished fourth in the heats, but he was the third American, hence he did not qualify for the final

[edit] Career best times

[edit] Long course (50-meter pool)

Event Time Venue Date Notes

[edit] Short course meters (25-meter pool)

Event Time Venue Date Notes

[edit] World records

Phelps has set 39 world records (29 individual, 10 relay), which is more records than any other swimmer that is recognized by FINA; this achievement surpassed Mark Spitz's previous record of 33 world records (26 individual, 7 relay). However, Johnny Weissmuller is reported to have broken 67 official world records.

All but two of the records were set in a long-course (50-meter) pool. As of January 15, 2025, he holds four world records (indicated in bold), not including his records for most Olympic medals and most Olympic gold medals ever won by one person.

No. Distance Event Time Location Date Ref
a with Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, and Jason Lezak
b with Neil Walker, Cullen Jones, and Jason Lezak
c with Ryan Lochte, Klete Keller, and Peter Vanderkaay
d with Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, and Jason Lezak
e with Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens, and Peter Vanderkaay
f with Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens, and David Walters
g with Aaron Peirsol, Eric Shanteau and David Walters
h short course record with Nick Thoman, Mark Gangloff and Nathan Adrian
i short course record with Nathan Adrian, Matt Grevers and Garrett Weber-Gale

[edit] Guinness World Records

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] External links

[edit] Physique

[edit] Testing for performance-enhancing drugs

[edit] Coach Bob Bowman

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Controversies

[edit] Ian Thorpe

[edit] Philanthropy

[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] Results in international long-course tournaments

Meet 100 free 200 free 400 free 200 back 100 fly 200 fly 200 IM 400 IM 4×100 free 4×200 free 4×100 medley
OG 2000 5th
a Phelps swam only in the heats
b Phelps finished fourth in the heats, but he was the third American, hence he did not qualify for the final

[edit] Career best times

[edit] Long course (50-meter pool)

Event Time Venue Date Notes

r = relay lead-off

[edit] Short course meters (25-meter pool)

Event Time Venue Date Notes

[edit] World records

With 39 world records (29 individual, 10 relay), Phelps has set more records than any other swimmer, surpassing Mark Spitz's previous record of 33 world records (26 individual, 7 relay).

All but two of the records were set in a long-course (50-meter) pool. August 8, 2016, he holds seven world records (indicated in bold), not including his records for most Olympic medals and most Olympic gold medals ever won by one person.

No. Distance Event Time Location Date Ref
a with Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, and Jason Lezak
b with Neil Walker, Cullen Jones, and Jason Lezak
c with Ryan Lochte, Klete Keller, and Peter Vanderkaay
d with Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, and Jason Lezak
e with Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens, and Peter Vanderkaay
f with Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens, and David Walters
g with Aaron Peirsol, Eric Shanteau and David Walters
h short course record with Nick Thoman, Mark Gangloff and Nathan Adrian
i short course record with Nathan Adrian, Matt Grevers and Garrett Weber-Gale

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] External links

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