[293] The Foundation has since developed two other programs, Level Field Fund-Swimming and Caps-for-a-Cause. (2008), Most world records set for swimming (male), Most individual swimming Olympic gold medals, Most medals won at the FINA Swimming World Championships, Most Olympic gold medals in team swimming, Most medals won at the Olympics for swimming (male), Most Men's World Swimmer of the Year Awards, Most gold medals won at the Olympics for an individual event (male), Most FINA world records held by an individual, Most consecutive Olympic swimming gold medals in the same event (male), Fastest swim long course 400 metres medley (male), Most gold medals won at the Olympics (male), Most swimming Olympic medals won, men (single games), Most Olympic medals won (single games), men. No more," and that "I just wanted to be done with swimming and didn't want anything to do with the sport anymore. His record looks unlikely to be surpassed any time soon. 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. Phelps swam the lead-off leg in 48.08, the second-best lead-off in the field behind James Magnussen's 47.49. Throughout my career I've been all over the world, but all I've seen have been hotels and swimming pools. Even though he did not win a medal . [56] Less than an hour later, Phelps swam the lead-off leg for the 4200-meter freestyle relay. J. Clara Chan | August 13, 2016 @ 4:56 PM. He went on to win gold in both the 200-meter butterfly and in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay along with Conor Dwyer, Townley Haas and Ryan Lochte. "[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. 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. In his first event, the 200-meter freestyle, Phelps won with a time of 1:44.23. I'm done. [228] In each of these events he swam the fastest time in the world for 2015. Phelps won eight golds every event he entered and broke World Records in seven of them. Phelps continued to set new marks at the 2002 U.S. Summer Nationals in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, establishing a new world record for the 400-meter individual medley, and U.S. records in the 100-meter butterfly and the 200-meter individual medley. ", "Usain Bolt vs. Michael Phelps: Who's The Greatest Olympian Of All Time? [172] For his second race, the 200-meter freestyle, Phelps lost his first race in four years to Germany's Paul Biedermann. [110] In his first event, the 200-meter butterfly, Phelps won with a championship record of 1:54.32. He came close to the podium only in the 200m butterfly, where he finished fifth. [270][271] They have three sons together. [66] Two days later, in the 200-meter freestyle, Phelps won with a time of 1:46.27, finishing sixth-tenths of a second ahead of Klete Keller. 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. [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. At the 2012 Olympic Games, held in London, Phelps' Olympic medal count increased to 22, setting a new record for most Olympic medals (beating gymnast Larisa Latynina's prior record of 18). Phelps swam the second leg with what his coach Bob Bowman described as "maybe the best turn that's ever been done",[236] overtaking France's Fabien Gilot to give his American teammates a lead which they would not relinquish. Phelps became a superstar at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, winning eight medals (including six gold), tying with Soviet gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin (1980) for the most medals in a single Olympic Games. 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. All told, Phelps set world records in all but one (the 100-metre butterfly) of his eight gold medal-winning events. 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. [283] He pleaded guilty to driving while impaired and was sentenced to serve 18 months of probation, fined $250, ordered to speak to high school students about drinking and driving, and to attend a Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) meeting. The two events in Athens, in which Phelps took bronze medals, were 200-meter freestyle and the 4-by-100-meter freestyle relay. After he saw swimmers Tom Malchow and Tom Dolan compete at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, Phelps began to dream of becoming a champion. He publicly apologized, calling his behavior "inappropriate". [102] Two days later, on July 26, Phelps won his second gold in the 200-meter freestyle with a new American national record (NR) time of 1:45.20, finishing ahead of Grant Hackett. In the 100-meter butterfly, Phelps finished first in a time of 50.86, a championship record. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! [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. Why Michael Phelps is still great at an age when most swimmers have [171], At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Phelps won a total of 6 medals, 5 golds and 1 silver. Updates? On June 29, 2016, Phelps celebrated a huge comeback when he became the first American male swimmer to earn a spot on five Olympic teams. Rather, it's how much he has grown up and matured into a great human being. May 5, 2016),Beckett Richard (b.February 12, 2018)andMaverick Nicolas (b.September 9, 2019). US swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian to date with a total of 28 medals under his belt 23 of them being gold. ", The experience prompted him to seek help, and Phelps said he came to realize that"it's OK to not be OK," though he acknowledged there was still a stigma associated with mental illness. Nicole Phelps knows she's "married to the most incredible human being," Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, but their love . Bowman said, "It took me five years to get Michael from 1:46 to 1:42 and this guy has done it in 11 months. In April 2014, Phelps put the retirement rumors to rest and announced plans to compete at the Mesa Grand Prix in Arizona. My sisters and myself fell in love with the sport, and we decided to swim. [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. [20][21] Phelps is of English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh descent. 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. [224] He was accompanied by fiance Nicole Johnson and son Boomer. He went for a voluntary 45-day rehab stint, where he faced his issues of abandonment and avoidance towards his father, Fred. [177] After his loss in the 200-meter freestyle, many thought Phelps was vulnerable coming into the final for the 100-meter butterfly. He also became the first swimmer to successfully defend an Olympic butterfly title. Afterwards, Thorpe said "I'm really proud of him not just because he won eight golds. [279][280], In January 2018, Phelps revealed that he has struggled both with ADHD and depression, having contemplated suicide after the 2012 Olympics. He beat Kosuke Hagino, the 400 m individual medley champion, by 1.95 seconds. [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. Dream as big as you can dream and anything is possible. Info. [124] For his fourth race, the 200-meter individual medley, Phelps set his third world record with a time of 1:54.98, bettering his own world-record time of 1:55.84[125] For his fifth race, the 4200-meter freestyle relay, Phelps swam the lead-off leg in 1:45.36 as the American team of Ryan Lochte, Klete Keller, and Peter Vanderkaay went on to win the gold medal and beat the previous world record set by Australia in 2001 with a time 7:03.24. Michael Phelps Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Achievements He later dropped the 200-meter freestyle from his program, as he stated he wanted to focus on the 4100-meter freestyle relay. Just weeks following his triumph in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Phelps was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Salisbury, Maryland, after cruising through a stop sign. Phelps said he lost because he did not take butterfly training seriously after he broke the world record. Michael Phelps' wife Nicole opens up about his depression struggles. At the age of 28, Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympian in history. In the final for the medley relay, Phelps swam a 51.1 split, at the time the fastest split in history. He won gold medals in the 100-meter butterfly (50.45 s),[226] 200-meter butterfly (1:52.94),[227] and the 200-meter individual medley (1:54.75). Phelps's final event was the 4100-meter medley relay in which he went on to win his 18th career gold medal and his 22nd overall. [55] In the final of the 200-meter butterfly, on July 23, Phelps easily won the gold medal, but did not come close to his world record with a time of 1:54.35. [127] For his seventh event, the 400-meter individual medley, Phelps won the gold medal in a world-record time of 4:06.22, more than 3.5 seconds ahead of Ryan Lochte. [296][297] Phelps stated he hoped to work with his Foundation more after retirement from competition following the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. 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. 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. Youre going to have bumps in the road. Phelps also became the first swimmer to win individual gold medals 12 years apart. [275] Phelps used the remarks as motivation and taped the words to his locker during the Games. "We're competing to represent our country. 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[286] As a result, USA Swimming suspended him from all competitions for six months, and stated he would not be chosen to represent the United States at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in August. Making the longest televised putt in history. They did not swim the 100 meters side by side but rather individually in the same open water, with CGI images of the sharks displayed alongside Phelps as he raced. )", "Michael Phelps Is Married to Nicole Johnson", "Michael Phelps Just Got Engaged to Former Miss California USA", "Michael Phelps Relishes the Cheer and Challenge of His New Reality", "Phelps baby No. Phelps swam the lead-off leg in 48.42 seconds and Neil Walker, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak each expanded the lead to win in a Championship record of 3:12.72, just missing the world record of 3:12.46 set the previous year. 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[246] Both these records were broken by Anthony Ervin three days later. [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. Unlike all six of his previous events in the 2008 Games, Phelps did not set a new world record, leaving intact Ian Crocker's world-record time of 50.40 seconds, set in 2005. The U.S. 4100-meter medley relay team consisted of Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Phelps, and Ian Crocker. As the first Olympic swimmer to earn a spot on five Olympic teams and one of the oldest individual swimmer to earn Olympic. His father, Fred, an all-around athlete, was a state trooper and his mother, Debbie, was a middle-school principal. He has won 28 medals across four editions of the Olympics. Phelps competed in his first Olympics at the age of 15, as part of the U.S. men's swim team. [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. "[220], In April 2014, Phelps announced he would come out of retirement, and would enter an event later that month. He took to Twitter to discuss this incident, writing "I understand the severity of my actions and take full responsibility." [217][218] Phelps was born in Baltimore on June 30, 1985, and got serious with the sport after joining the North Baltimore Aquatic Club. Why Michael Phelps Has the Perfect Body for Swimming - Biography [269] They met in 2007 at the ESPYs, broke up in 2012, reconciled, and got engaged in February 2015. At 31-years-old, Phelps retired from swimming as the greatest of all-time. Together with Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller, and Nathan Adrian, swimming as the butterfly leg of the medley, they broke the Olympic record,[256] and won the United States' 1001st all time Olympic gold medal, in accordance with the USOC. ", "Review: 'Michael Phelps: Push the Limit' for Kinect", "Michael Phelps: Could Legendary Olympic Champion Become Professional Golfer? Michael Phelps: Most successful Olympian to end retirement [231], Phelps was chosen to be the American flag bearer at the opening ceremony, which was the first Olympic opening ceremony that he would attend. Phelps only beat the reef shark by 0.2 seconds, clocking in at 6 miles per hour. [240] (Federica Pellegrini would be the second swimmer to do so at the 2020 Olympics.) In 1994, his parents divorced and Michael, along with older sisters Whitney and Hilary, remained in the care of their mother Debbie. Phelps married Nicole Johnson on June 13, 2016. Who's the next kid coming in? He also set his third world record at the Olympics, 1:42.96, winning by nearly two seconds over silver medalist Park Tae-hwan. [94] Phelps went on to win the 400-meter freestyle, the 200-meter freestyle, the 100-meter butterfly, the 100-meter freestyle, and the 200-meter individual medley at the Trials. [22] His parents divorced in 1994 when he was nine years old, and his father remarried in 2000. The average . Article Title: Michael Phelps Biography, Author: Biography.com Editors, Website Name: The Biography.com website, Url: https://www.biography.com/athletes/michael-phelps, Publisher: A&E; Television Networks, Last Updated: July 28, 2021, Original Published Date: April 2, 2014. "People are talking about it and I think this is the only way that it can change.". When Phelps's arms are extended, they reach 6'7". That is for sure.. Coach Bowman was there when Michael made his first Games in the 200 meter butterfly and represented Team USA in Sydney, Australia, and when he became the youngest swimmer ever to break a world record, winning the 200 meter butterfly at the 2001 World Championship Trials. He is also the most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals. [108] Phelps did not swim in the finals but still earned a medal because he swam in the heats. Their times were later compared. 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. Still, it became a job, he said at an event in New York City. [85][86] About an hour later, in the 4200-meter freestyle relay, Phelps, along with Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay, and Klete Keller, finished in first place with a time of 7:07.33.[87]. [229], At the US trials in Omaha for the 2016 Summer Olympics, Phelps won the 200 m butterfly (1:54.84), the 200 m individual medley (1:55.91), and the 100 m butterfly (51.00 s) events. [89][90] Traditionally, the American who places highest in an individual event will be automatically given the corresponding leg in the 4100-meter medley relay final. 23 in medley relay", "The United States says it has won 1,000 Olympic gold medals, but it may only have 999", "Olympic swimming results 2016: Michael Phelps leads U.S. to medley relay gold in his final Olympic race", "Golden finale: Michael Phelps captures his 23rd Olympic gold with relay win", "Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps on his "new chapter" after retirement", "Rio Olympics 2016: a visual analysis of Phelps, Biles and Bolt", "Rio Olympics 2016: Phelps, Bolt, Owens who is the greatest Olympian of all time? Phelps' victory made him the first swimmer to win four consecutive golds in the same event. (Seriously. Michael Phelps: the Athlete Who Changed the World of Swimming. What's [103] Two days later, on July 28, Phelps finished seventh in the 100-meter freestyle final. 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. Joseph Schooling of Singapore, a 21-year-old swimmer who idolized Phelps when he was boy, won the gold. Michael called it an "isolated incident," but admitted to letting himself and his family down. [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. "Honestly, my first thought when I saw the shark was, 'There's very little chance for me to beat him,'" Phelps said. [116] In his third event, the 4200-meter freestyle relay, Phelps, along with Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay, and Klete Keller, won the gold medal with a time of 7:05.28. In his first finals of the Summer Olympics, Phelps placed fourth behind fellow American Ryan Lochte, Thiago Pereira of Brazil, and Kosuke Hagino of Japan in the 400-meter individual medley. [182], At the 2010 National Championships, Phelps competed in five individual events. Shortly after completing the semi-finals of the 100-meter butterfly, Phelps competed in the 4200-meter freestyle relay with Peter Vanderkaay, Ricky Berens, and Ryan Lochte. He out-touched Lszl Cseh by 0.07 seconds in his heat to qualify last for the final, locking out Cseh. 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.
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