Michael Phelps
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| 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.
Early life
2000 Summer Olympics
2001 World championships
2002 Pan Pacific championships
2003 World championships
2004 Summer Olympics
Trials
Athens
2005 World championships
2006 Pan Pacific championships
2007 World championships
2008 Summer Olympics
Trials
Beijing
Seventh gold medal
All-time record
2009 World championships
2010 Pan Pacific championships
2011 World championships
2012 Summer Olympics
Trials
London
2014 comeback from retirement
2015 US Nationals
2016 Summer Olympics
Trials
Rio de Janeiro
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.
World Incorporated Wrestling
Debut and Rage (2016-2019)
ShowDown (2019-2020)
Alliance with Kevin Hunter (2020-present)
Physique
Testing for performance-enhancing drugs
Coach Bob Bowman
Personal life
Controversies
Ian Thorpe
Philanthropy
Honors and awards
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 |
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| 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
Career best times
Long course (50-meter pool)
| Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|
r = relay lead-off
Short course meters (25-meter pool)
| Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
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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 |
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- 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
