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Michael Phelps: The man who dominated the Olympic pool like no other

The legendary American swimmer won 28 medals across five Olympics, making him the most decorated athlete in the history of the Summer Games.

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Michael PHELPS
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It is a name that resonates around the world, even among people who may not be fans of sport.

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Michael Phelps, arguably the best swimmer in history, is regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, not just due to his record-breaking feats, but also due to the longevity of his career.

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Born on June 30, 1985, in Baltimore, Maryland, Phelps took to swimming at the age of seven. He trained with coach Bob Bowman at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club and quickly broke multiple age-group records.

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His large frame, broad shoulders and big feet, which act like fins in the water, made his body the perfect fit for swimming.

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So much that Phelps won the highest number of medals in the entire Olympics - 28 medals across five Summer Games.

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Michael Phelps\u2019 Olympics medals tally consists of 23 gold medals \u2013 the most Olympic gold medals ever won - three silver and two bronze medals.

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Here, we take a look at Michael Phelps\u2019 medal performances in each of the Olympics he took part in:

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Athens 2004

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Michael Phelps was only 15 when he made the American swimming Olympics team for Sydney 2000. He finished just fifth in the 200-metre butterfly final but he would win golds four years later.

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The 400m individual medley at Athens 2004 gave Phelps his first Olympic gold medal and his time of 4:08.26 made him the then-world record holder, which was three seconds faster than his second-placed compatriot Erik Vendt.

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Michael Phelps celebrates his first Olympic gold medal at Athens 2004.

Bronze in the 4x100 m freestyle and 200m freestyle followed in the next two days before Phelps reached the top step again in the 200-metre butterfly in an Olympic record time of 1:54.04.

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In the 4x200m freestyle relay, his second team event, Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay and Klete Keller became gold medallists before Phelps won two more golds - the 200-metre individual medley and 100-metre butterfly.

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He then opted out of swimming in the 4x100m medley final, instead allowing Ian Crocker to swim. The American team duly won gold with a world record time of 3:30.68 but since Phelps had swum in the heats, he was also handed a gold medal.

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Over the course of a week, the 19-year-old Phelps had won five golds and two bronze, his seven-medal haul making it the second biggest in Olympic history behind Mark Spitz, who had won seven golds at Munich 1972.

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Phelps would go on to beat that in four years\u2019 time.

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Athens 2004 Medal Haul: Five golds, two bronze

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Beijing 2008

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The swimming pools at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre played host to the American swimming legend\u2019s consummate Olympic performance.

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How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win you ask? Well, the answer is eight, each of them in either world or Olympic record time, and it also broke Mark Spitz\u2019s 36-year record for most gold medals in a single Olympics.

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He ended up winning gold medals in the 400-metre individual medley, 200-metre freestyle, 100-metre butterfly, 200-metre butterfly, 200-metre medley, 4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle and 4x100m medley.

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He broke his own world records in the first categories while setting new ones in every other category except the 100-metre butterfly.

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However, Phelps swam the 100-metre butterfly in an Olympic record time to become the first swimmer to defend an Olympic butterfly title. It also brought his seventh gold at Beijing 2008, which took him level with Mark Spitz then.

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Phelps went on to break that long-standing record with an incredible eighth gold medal of the Olympics in the 4x100m medley relay as teammates Brendan Hansen, Aaron Peirsol and Jason Lezak helped deliver it in a world record time of 3:29.34, breaking their existing record by more than a second.

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Michael Phelps, already a great after the 2004 Olympics, had now truly etched his name in the annals of history.

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Beijing 2008 Medal Haul: Eight golds

Phelps conquers all in Beijing

London 2012

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In contrast to his other Olympics appearances, London 2012 did not start off with a medal for Phelps. In fact, his first gold medal came in the fourth event he participated in.

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He finished fourth in the 400-metre individual medley, the first time he had missed out on any medal since 2000.

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He was consigned to silver medals in the 200-metre butterfly by South African swimmer Chad le Clos and 4x100m freestyle relay by the French team.

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The American swimmer won his first gold at the 2012 Olympics in the 4x200m freestyle relay and followed it up with another in the 200-metre individual medley, beating compatriot Ryan Lochte.

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At this point, Michael Phelps' medals tally at the Olympics was 19, one more than gymnast Larisa Latynina, and became the all-time record holder of most Olympic medals won.

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Michael Phelps\u2019 gold in the 200-metre individual medley made him the most successful athlete in Olympic history.

He wasn\u2019t done yet.

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Phelps returned to the pool to win two more golds \u2013 in the 100-metre butterfly and 4x100m medley to end with six medals at the event, making him the most successful swimmer for the third Olympics in a row.

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He announced his retirement after the 2012 Olympics, claiming that he was \u2018done with the sport\u2019.

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There was one final twist in the tale for the decorated Olympian though.

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London 2012 Medal Haul: Four golds, two silvers

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Rio 2016

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The allure of the water proved too tempting for Phelps and the American legend announced in April 2014 that he would make a return to the pool. The motivation now was to just swim for himself and not train specifically for any glory.

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However, you cannot quite keep Phelps away from medals, as was proved at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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The 4x100m freestyle relay brought Phelps his first gold medal at Rio 2016. The 200-meter butterfly and 200-metre individual medley brought two more solo gold medals.

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Conor Dwyer, Townley Haas and Ryan Lochte played their part in delivering yet another gold medal for Phelps in the 4x200m freestyle relay.

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Phelps\u2019 final individual event at the Olympics did not end with a customary gold, as he was beaten in the 100-meter butterfly by Singapore\u2019s Joseph Schooling to end up with silver.

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Michael Phelps ended his career with team gold in the 4x100m medley relay at Rio 2016.

However, in quite the perfect way to end his swimming career, Michael Phelps won gold in the 4x100m medley along with Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller and Nathan Adrian with the American team breaking the Olympic record with a 3:27.95.

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It brought the curtains on a terrific career for Michael Phelps, who had won six more medals at 31 years old, when most swimmers are well into retirement.

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Phelps is undoubtedly one of the greatest Olympians of all time.

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Rio 2016 Medal haul: Five golds, one silver

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Michael Phelps' Olympic medals

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\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
MedalEventCountryDate
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"JPN\"\n\t
\n JPN, Fukuoka\n
\n 		\n Jul 24, 2001\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"ESP\"\n\t
\n ESP, Barcelona\n
\n 		\n Jul 23, 2003\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"ESP\"\n\t
\n ESP, Barcelona\n
\n 		\n Jul 25, 2003\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 400 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"ESP\"\n\t
\n ESP, Barcelona\n
\n 		\n Jul 27, 2003\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 4x100 Medley Relay\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"ESP\"\n\t
\n ESP, Barcelona\n
\n 		\n Jul 27, 2003\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Silver\n
\n 		Men 100 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"ESP\"\n\t
\n ESP, Barcelona\n
\n 		\n Jul 26, 2003\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Silver\n
\n 		Men 4x200 Freestyle Relay\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"ESP\"\n\t
\n ESP, Barcelona\n
\n 		\n Jul 23, 2003\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Freestyle\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"CAN\"\n\t
\n CAN, Montreal\n
\n 		\n Jul 26, 2005\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"CAN\"\n\t
\n CAN, Montreal\n
\n 		\n Jul 28, 2005\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 4x100 Freestyle Relay\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"CAN\"\n\t
\n CAN, Montreal\n
\n 		\n Jul 24, 2005\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 4x200 Freestyle Relay\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"CAN\"\n\t
\n CAN, Montreal\n
\n 		\n Jul 29, 2005\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 4x100 Medley Relay\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"CAN\"\n\t
\n CAN, Montreal\n
\n 		\n Jul 31, 2005\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Silver\n
\n 		Men 100 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"CAN\"\n\t
\n CAN, Montreal\n
\n 		\n Jul 30, 2005\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Freestyle\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"AUS\"\n\t
\n AUS, Melbourne\n
\n 		\n Mar 27, 2007\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 100 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"AUS\"\n\t
\n AUS, Melbourne\n
\n 		\n Mar 31, 2007\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"AUS\"\n\t
\n AUS, Melbourne\n
\n 		\n Mar 28, 2007\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"AUS\"\n\t
\n AUS, Melbourne\n
\n 		\n Mar 29, 2007\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 400 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"AUS\"\n\t
\n AUS, Melbourne\n
\n 		\n Apr 1, 2007\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 4x100 Freestyle Relay\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"AUS\"\n\t
\n AUS, Melbourne\n
\n 		\n Mar 25, 2007\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 4x200 Freestyle Relay\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"AUS\"\n\t
\n AUS, Melbourne\n
\n 		\n Mar 30, 2007\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 100 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"ITA\"\n\t
\n ITA, Rome\n
\n 		\n Aug 1, 2009\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"ITA\"\n\t
\n ITA, Rome\n
\n 		\n Jul 29, 2009\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 4x100 Freestyle Relay\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"ITA\"\n\t
\n ITA, Rome\n
\n 		\n Jul 26, 2009\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 4x200 Freestyle Relay\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"ITA\"\n\t
\n ITA, Rome\n
\n 		\n Jul 31, 2009\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 4x100 Medley Relay\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"ITA\"\n\t
\n ITA, Rome\n
\n 		\n Aug 2, 2009\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Silver\n
\n 		Men 200 Freestyle\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"ITA\"\n\t
\n ITA, Rome\n
\n 		\n Jul 28, 2009\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 100 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"CHN\"\n\t
\n CHN, Shanghai\n
\n 		\n Jul 30, 2011\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"CHN\"\n\t
\n CHN, Shanghai\n
\n 		\n Jul 27, 2011\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 4x200 Freestyle Relay\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"CHN\"\n\t
\n CHN, Shanghai\n
\n 		\n Jul 29, 2011\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 4x100 Medley Relay\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"CHN\"\n\t
\n CHN, Shanghai\n
\n 		\n Jul 31, 2011\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Silver\n
\n 		Men 200 Freestyle\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"CHN\"\n\t
\n CHN, Shanghai\n
\n 		\n Jul 26, 2011\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Silver\n
\n 		Men 200 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"CHN\"\n\t
\n CHN, Shanghai\n
\n 		\n Jul 28, 2011\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Bronze\n
\n 		Men 4x100 Freestyle Relay\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"CHN\"\n\t
\n CHN, Shanghai\n
\n 		\n Jul 24, 2011\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n World Swimming Championships (25m)\n \n 1\n \n 0\n \n 0\n \n 1\n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
MedalEventCountryDate
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Freestyle\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"USA\"\n\t
\n USA, Indianapolis\n
\n 		\n Oct 7, 2004\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n Swimming World Cup\n \n 19\n \n 7\n \n 6\n \n 32\n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
MedalEventCountryDate
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"USA\"\n\t
\n USA, College Park MD\n
\n 		\n Nov 15, 2000\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Bronze\n
\n 		Men 100 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"USA\"\n\t
\n USA, College Park MD\n
\n 		\n Nov 16, 2000\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Silver\n
\n 		Men 200 Backstroke\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"SWE\"\n\t
\n SWE, Stockholm\n
\n 		\n Jan 25, 2001\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Silver\n
\n 		Men 400 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"SWE\"\n\t
\n SWE, Stockholm\n
\n 		\n Jan 24, 2001\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Bronze\n
\n 		Men 200 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"SWE\"\n\t
\n SWE, Stockholm\n
\n 		\n Jan 24, 2001\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Silver\n
\n 		Men 200 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"FRA\"\n\t
\n FRA, Paris\n
\n 		\n Jan 27, 2001\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Backstroke\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"USA\"\n\t
\n USA, New York\n
\n 		\n Nov 23, 2002\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"USA\"\n\t
\n USA, New York\n
\n 		\n Nov 23, 2002\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Silver\n
\n 		Men 100 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"USA\"\n\t
\n USA, New York\n
\n 		\n Nov 23, 2002\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Bronze\n
\n 		Men 200 Freestyle\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"USA\"\n\t
\n USA, New York\n
\n 		\n Nov 23, 2002\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Bronze\n
\n 		Men 200 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"USA\"\n\t
\n USA, New York\n
\n 		\n Nov 23, 2002\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Backstroke\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"AUS\"\n\t
\n AUS, Melbourne\n
\n 		\n Nov 29, 2003\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 100 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"AUS\"\n\t
\n AUS, Melbourne\n
\n 		\n Nov 30, 2003\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Butterfly\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"AUS\"\n\t
\n AUS, Melbourne\n
\n 		\n Nov 28, 2003\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 100 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"AUS\"\n\t
\n AUS, Melbourne\n
\n 		\n Nov 28, 2003\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"AUS\"\n\t
\n AUS, Melbourne\n
\n 		\n Nov 29, 2003\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 400 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"AUS\"\n\t
\n AUS, Melbourne\n
\n 		\n Nov 30, 2003\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Freestyle\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"USA\"\n\t
\n USA, New York\n
\n 		\n Feb 4, 2006\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 100 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"USA\"\n\t
\n USA, New York\n
\n 		\n Feb 3, 2006\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"USA\"\n\t
\n USA, New York\n
\n 		\n Feb 4, 2006\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 400 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"USA\"\n\t
\n USA, New York\n
\n 		\n Feb 3, 2006\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Silver\n
\n 		Men 200 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"SWE\"\n\t
\n SWE, Stockholm\n
\n 		\n Nov 11, 2009\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Bronze\n
\n 		Men 100 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"SWE\"\n\t
\n SWE, Stockholm\n
\n 		\n Nov 10, 2009\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Silver\n
\n 		Men 200 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"GER\"\n\t
\n GER, Berlin\n
\n 		\n Nov 15, 2009\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 200 Backstroke\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"RUS\"\n\t
\n RUS, Moscow\n
\n 		\n Oct 19, 2011\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Gold\n
\n 		Men 100 Medley\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"RUS\"\n\t
\n RUS, Moscow\n
\n 		\n Oct 18, 2011\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n Silver\n
\n 		Men 200 Freestyle\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"RUS\"\n\t
\n RUS, Moscow\n
\n 		\n Oct 19, 2011\n \n
\n \n View Results\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n \n
\n
\n
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\n\t\t\"RUS\"\n\t
\n RUS, Moscow\n
\n 		\n Oct 18, 2011\n \n
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\n GER, Berlin\n
\n 		\n Oct 23, 2011\n \n
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\n 		\n Oct 22, 2011\n \n
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\n 		\n Aug 20, 2010\n \n
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\n AUS, Gold Coast\n
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Michael Phelps: The man who dominated the Olympic pool like no other

The legendary American swimmer won 28 medals across five Olympics, making him the most decorated athlete in the history of the Summer Games.

6 minBy Rahul Venkat
Michael PHELPS
\"Michael

It is a name that resonates around the world, even among people who may not be fans of sport.

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Michael Phelps, arguably the best swimmer in history, is regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, not just due to his record-breaking feats, but also due to the longevity of his career.

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Born on June 30, 1985, in Baltimore, Maryland, Phelps took to swimming at the age of seven. He trained with coach Bob Bowman at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club and quickly broke multiple age-group records.

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His large frame, broad shoulders and big feet, which act like fins in the water, made his body the perfect fit for swimming.

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So much that Phelps won the highest number of medals in the entire Olympics - 28 medals across five Summer Games.

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Michael Phelps\u2019 Olympics medals tally consists of 23 gold medals \u2013 the most Olympic gold medals ever won - three silver and two bronze medals.

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Here, we take a look at Michael Phelps\u2019 medal performances in each of the Olympics he took part in:

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Athens 2004

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Michael Phelps was only 15 when he made the American swimming Olympics team for Sydney 2000. He finished just fifth in the 200-metre butterfly final but he would win golds four years later.

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The 400m individual medley at Athens 2004 gave Phelps his first Olympic gold medal and his time of 4:08.26 made him the then-world record holder, which was three seconds faster than his second-placed compatriot Erik Vendt.

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Michael Phelps celebrates his first Olympic gold medal at Athens 2004.

Bronze in the 4x100 m freestyle and 200m freestyle followed in the next two days before Phelps reached the top step again in the 200-metre butterfly in an Olympic record time of 1:54.04.

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In the 4x200m freestyle relay, his second team event, Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay and Klete Keller became gold medallists before Phelps won two more golds - the 200-metre individual medley and 100-metre butterfly.

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He then opted out of swimming in the 4x100m medley final, instead allowing Ian Crocker to swim. The American team duly won gold with a world record time of 3:30.68 but since Phelps had swum in the heats, he was also handed a gold medal.

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Over the course of a week, the 19-year-old Phelps had won five golds and two bronze, his seven-medal haul making it the second biggest in Olympic history behind Mark Spitz, who had won seven golds at Munich 1972.

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Phelps would go on to beat that in four years\u2019 time.

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Athens 2004 Medal Haul: Five golds, two bronze

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Beijing 2008

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The swimming pools at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre played host to the American swimming legend\u2019s consummate Olympic performance.

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How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win you ask? Well, the answer is eight, each of them in either world or Olympic record time, and it also broke Mark Spitz\u2019s 36-year record for most gold medals in a single Olympics.

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He ended up winning gold medals in the 400-metre individual medley, 200-metre freestyle, 100-metre butterfly, 200-metre butterfly, 200-metre medley, 4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle and 4x100m medley.

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He broke his own world records in the first categories while setting new ones in every other category except the 100-metre butterfly.

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However, Phelps swam the 100-metre butterfly in an Olympic record time to become the first swimmer to defend an Olympic butterfly title. It also brought his seventh gold at Beijing 2008, which took him level with Mark Spitz then.

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Phelps went on to break that long-standing record with an incredible eighth gold medal of the Olympics in the 4x100m medley relay as teammates Brendan Hansen, Aaron Peirsol and Jason Lezak helped deliver it in a world record time of 3:29.34, breaking their existing record by more than a second.

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Michael Phelps, already a great after the 2004 Olympics, had now truly etched his name in the annals of history.

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Beijing 2008 Medal Haul: Eight golds

Phelps conquers all in Beijing

London 2012

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In contrast to his other Olympics appearances, London 2012 did not start off with a medal for Phelps. In fact, his first gold medal came in the fourth event he participated in.

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He finished fourth in the 400-metre individual medley, the first time he had missed out on any medal since 2000.

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He was consigned to silver medals in the 200-metre butterfly by South African swimmer Chad le Clos and 4x100m freestyle relay by the French team.

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The American swimmer won his first gold at the 2012 Olympics in the 4x200m freestyle relay and followed it up with another in the 200-metre individual medley, beating compatriot Ryan Lochte.

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At this point, Michael Phelps' medals tally at the Olympics was 19, one more than gymnast Larisa Latynina, and became the all-time record holder of most Olympic medals won.

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Michael Phelps\u2019 gold in the 200-metre individual medley made him the most successful athlete in Olympic history.

He wasn\u2019t done yet.

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Phelps returned to the pool to win two more golds \u2013 in the 100-metre butterfly and 4x100m medley to end with six medals at the event, making him the most successful swimmer for the third Olympics in a row.

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He announced his retirement after the 2012 Olympics, claiming that he was \u2018done with the sport\u2019.

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There was one final twist in the tale for the decorated Olympian though.

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London 2012 Medal Haul: Four golds, two silvers

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Rio 2016

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The allure of the water proved too tempting for Phelps and the American legend announced in April 2014 that he would make a return to the pool. The motivation now was to just swim for himself and not train specifically for any glory.

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However, you cannot quite keep Phelps away from medals, as was proved at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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The 4x100m freestyle relay brought Phelps his first gold medal at Rio 2016. The 200-meter butterfly and 200-metre individual medley brought two more solo gold medals.

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Conor Dwyer, Townley Haas and Ryan Lochte played their part in delivering yet another gold medal for Phelps in the 4x200m freestyle relay.

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Phelps\u2019 final individual event at the Olympics did not end with a customary gold, as he was beaten in the 100-meter butterfly by Singapore\u2019s Joseph Schooling to end up with silver.

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Michael Phelps ended his career with team gold in the 4x100m medley relay at Rio 2016.

However, in quite the perfect way to end his swimming career, Michael Phelps won gold in the 4x100m medley along with Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller and Nathan Adrian with the American team breaking the Olympic record with a 3:27.95.

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It brought the curtains on a terrific career for Michael Phelps, who had won six more medals at 31 years old, when most swimmers are well into retirement.

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Phelps is undoubtedly one of the greatest Olympians of all time.

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Rio 2016 Medal haul: Five golds, one silver

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Michael Phelps' Olympic medals

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Michael Phelps (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. At the 2008 Games in Beijing, he became the first athlete to win eight gold medals at a single Olympics.

Phelps was raised in a family of swimmers and joined the prestigious North Baltimore Aquatic Club at age seven. He finished fifth in the 200-metre butterfly at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. At the 2001 U.S. spring nationals, he became at age 15 the youngest world-record holder in men\u2019s swimming when he posted 1 min 54.92 sec in the 200-metre butterfly. He went on that year to win his first international title at the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan. He claimed five medals at the 2002 Pan Pacific championships, including three gold (200-metre and 400-metre individual medley [IM] and 4 \u00d7 100-metre medley relay). At the U.S. spring nationals in 2003, he became the first male swimmer to claim titles in three different strokes at a single national championship, and he later broke an unprecedented five individual world records at the world championships in Barcelona, Spain. Phelps also captured five titles at the U.S. summer nationals\u2014the most won by a male swimmer at a single championship.

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At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Phelps captured six gold medals (200-metre and 400-metre IM, 100-metre and 200-metre butterfly, 4 \u00d7 200-metre freestyle relay, and 4 \u00d7 100-metre medley relay) and two bronze medals (200-metre freestyle and 4 \u00d7 100-metre freestyle relay) while setting five Olympic or world records. His four individual swimming gold medals tied a record set by American Mark Spitz at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Phelps continued to dominate the sport at the 2007 world championships in Melbourne, where he won seven gold medals (200-metre and 400-metre IM, 100-metre and 200-metre butterfly, 200-metre freestyle, and 4 \u00d7 100-metre and 4 \u00d7 200-metre freestyle relay) and set five world records. With his seven titles, Phelps tied Spitz for most wins at a major international meet.

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Michael Phelps (foreground) en route to winning a gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Phelps entered the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing with the goal of breaking Spitz\u2019s record of seven gold medals at one Olympics. He took the gold in each of his first three events\u2014the 400-metre IM, the 4 \u00d7 100-metre freestyle relay, and the 200-metre freestyle\u2014and each victory took place in world record time. On August 13 he won golds in the 200-metre butterfly and the 4 \u00d7 200-metre freestyle relay to capture his 10th and 11th career gold medals, a new Olympic record. Phelps then won his sixth gold of the Beijing Games by breaking his own world record in the 200-metre IM. He tied Spitz\u2019s record by winning the 100-metre butterfly final by 0.01 second and broke the mark as a member of the victorious American 4 \u00d7 100-metre medley relay team. All told, Phelps set world records in all but one (the 100-metre butterfly) of his eight gold medal-winning events. He followed his record-setting Olympics with five golds (100-metre and 200-metre butterfly, 4 \u00d7 100-metre and 4 \u00d7 200-metre freestyle relay, and 4 \u00d7 100-metre medley relay) and a silver (200-metre freestyle) at the 2009 world championships in Rome.

At the 2012 Olympics in London, Phelps had a disappointing start, failing to medal in his first event, the 400-metre IM. However, he subsequently won silver medals in both the 4 \u00d7 100-metre freestyle relay and the 200-metre butterfly and a gold medal in the 4 \u00d7 200-metre freestyle relay. With the latter win, Phelps captured an unprecedented 19th career Olympic medal, surpassing the record set by Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina. He also claimed gold in the 200-metre IM, becoming the first male swimmer to win the same individual event at three consecutive Olympics; he later won the 100-metre butterfly for the third consecutive time. Phelps, who had announced that he was retiring from the sport after the London Games, captured a gold medal in his final event, the 4 \u00d7 100-medley relay.

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Michael Phelps after winning a gold medal in the men's 200-metre individual medley at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Phelps\u2019s retirement was short-lived, as he announced his return to competitive swimming in April 2014. In October of that year, he was suspended by USA Swimming for six months after he was charged with driving under the influence, his second such arrest; the first had occurred in 2004. Phelps was the American flag-bearer at the opening ceremonies of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games, which were his fifth Games, a record for an American male swimmer. There he added to his unparalleled medal count by winning golds in the 200-metre IM, 4 \u00d7 100-metre medley relay, 4 \u00d7 100-metre freestyle relay, and 4 \u00d7 200-metre freestyle relay as well as a silver in the 100-metre butterfly. It was his gold in his signature event, the 200-metre butterfly, that captured the most international attention. The finals of that race featured South Africa\u2019s Chad le Clos, who had beaten Phelps by five-hundredths of a second in the race at the 2012 Games and who had exchanged verbal barbs with the American over the following four years. Before the race, cameras caught le Clos warming up in front of Phelps, who fixed an icy stare upon his rival that instantly became a meme on social media platforms. In the following race, Phelps eked out a victory by four-hundredths of a second and had an uncharacteristically exuberant celebration in the pool. Having completed his improbably dominant comeback at the 2016 Games, he again retired from competitive swimming.

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\n\n\n\n", + "page_last_modified": "" + }, + { + "page_name": "Where is Michael Phelps now? Olympics legend focused on mental ...", + "page_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/07/22/michael-phelps-olympics-swimming-where-is-he-now/7930625002/", + "page_snippet": "Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, collecting 28 total medals in his career. Of those medals, 23 are gold, three are silver and two are bronze. He has 10 more medals than the next closest Olympian, former Soviet Union gymnast Larisa Latynina. No one comes close to his gold medal ...Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, collecting 28 total medals in his career. Of those medals, 23 are gold, three are silver and two are bronze. He has 10 more medals than the next closest Olympian, former Soviet Union gymnast Larisa Latynina. No one comes close to his gold medal count, which is 14 more than Latynina\u2019s nine, which is shared with three additional athletes. Of those medals, 23 are gold, three are silver and two are bronze. He has 10 more medals than the next closest Olympian, former Soviet Union gymnast Larisa Latynina. No one comes close to his gold medal count, which is 14 more than Latynina\u2019s nine, which is shared with three additional athletes. Twenty years ago, 15-year-old Phelps set his first world record, swimming a 1:54.92 in the 200-meter butterfly in the 2001 United States Spring Nationals. Michael Phelps, regarded as the greatest Olympian of all time, now spends his time with family and focusing on his mental health. Michael Phelps is arguably the greatest Olympian of all time by sheer number of Olympic medals won. His 28 medals spanning five Games is unrivaled, and no other Olympic athlete comes close to his 23 gold medals.", + "page_result": "Michael Phelps: What is Olympics swimming legend doing now?
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Where is Michael Phelps now? Olympics legend focused on mental health and family

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Michael Phelps is arguably the greatest Olympian of all time\u00a0by sheer number of Olympic medals won. His 28 medals spanning five Games is unrivaled, and no other Olympic athlete comes close to his 23 gold medals.

The 36-year-old Baltimore native is built for swimming. At 6-foot-4, Phelps\u2019 large frame, broad shoulders and big hands and feet, which act like fins, make his body perfect for his chosen sport.

Phelps made his mark on the Games starting over 20 years ago at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when, at 15 years old, he became the youngest man on U.S. Olympic swim team in 68 years (Ralph Flanagan was 13 at the 1932 Olympics). In Sydney, his highest place was fifth in the 200-meter\u00a0butterfly \u2013 which would become his signature event \u2013 but that was the lowest Phelps would ever place in any Olympics.

Through the next four Games, Phelps would medal in every event he competed in except one, which was a fourth-place finish in the 400m individual medley at the 2012 London Games.

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At what Olympics did Phelps last compete?

Phelps called it quits after competing in the 2016 Rio Games. In his final Olympic race \u2013 the 4x100m medley relay \u2013 the greatest swimmer of all time posted a 47.12 second run, the fastest 100 free split of his career, to truly go out on top. He added six medals (five golds)\u00a0to his overall total in Rio

How many Olympic gold medals did Phelps win in his\u00a0career?

Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, collecting 28 total medals in his career. Of those medals, 23 are gold, three are silver and two are bronze. He has 10 more medals than the next closest Olympian, former Soviet Union gymnast Larisa Latynina. No one comes close to his gold medal count, which is 14 more than\u00a0Latynina\u2019s nine, which is shared with three additional athletes.

How many world records does Phelps hold?

Twenty years ago, 15-year-old Phelps set his first world record, swimming a 1:54.92 in the 200-meter butterfly in the 2001 United States Spring Nationals. That was the start of a record-breaking career, setting 39 world marks before his retirement. Phelps still holds four world records: 400m individual medley (Olympics), 4x100m freestyle relay (Olympics), 4x100m medley relay (World Championships) and 4x200m freestyle relay (World Championships).

Phelps was once the king of swimming\u2019s butterfly, but in the years since his retirement, his individual records in that event are no longer the world standard. Phelps set his first 100m butterfly record in 2003, but it was broken by Ian Crocker a day later. He set it again in 2009, but Milorad Cavic of Serbia took it away the same month. Phelps took back the record once again during the 2009 World Championships and it stood for just under ten years before Caeleb Dressel swam a 49.5 in 2019, a record he\u2019s held ever since.

In the 200m butterfly, Phelps first set the record in the long course in 2001, taking the title away from fellow American Tom Malchow. He broke his own record seven more times, swimming his best time of 1:51.51 in the 2009 World Championships. Hungarian swimmer Kristof Milak dethroned Phelps in 2019 with a time of 1:50.73.

What is Phelps doing now?

Phelps has his own brand of swimwear and training gear. According to the Phelps Brand website, he \u201cfelt the swim gear available to competitive swimmers was lacking,\u201d and he partnered with his coach Bob Bowman to bring their years of experience to the marketplace. The first Phelps product launched in 2015, and the brand was relaunched in July 2020.

In addition to his business, Phelps is engaged in a variety of philanthropy. He used his $1 million Speedo bonus after the 2008 Games to set up the Michael Phelps Foundation. In the years since, the organization has grown and currently focuses on water safety, healthy living and teaching kids to follow their dreams.

He joined the board of Medibio, an organization that focuses on the diagnosis of mental health disorders, in 2017. In 2018, Phelps revealed that he struggled with ADHD and depression and now works as a mental health advocate.

In his personal life, Phelps has three kids \u2013 Boomer, Beckett and Maverick \u2013 with wife Nicole. The couple is also self-proclaimed pet parents to their two dogs, Juno and Legend.

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What else did Phelps accomplish in swimming?

With Phelps, the question may be what he didn\u2019t accomplish. He won more Olympic medals, World Championships, U.S. National Titles and captured more world records than any other swimmer in the history of the sport.

Phelps was named Swimming World\u2019s World Swimmer of the Year eight times from 2003-2016. He\u2019s also a four-time USOPC SportsMan of the Year, two-time Associated Press Athlete of the Year and was the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 2008.

He has also been an ambassador for Special Olympics, and he received the Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion in 2019 for his advocacy work and openness about his mental health.

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Where can you follow Phelps?

Phelps is on Twitter at @MichaelPhelps and Instagram at @m_phelps00.

Contact Alyssa Hertel at ahertel@usatoday.com or on Twitter @AlyssaHertel.

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