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Michael Phelps Biography

Career Highlights:

1985
- Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 to Debbie and Fred Phelps. He has two sisters, Whitney and Hillary.
1992
- At age seven, he began swimming. His sister Whitney was also a swimmer and was a member of the 1994 World Championship Team.
2000
- Placed 5^th in 2000 Olympic Games for 200m butterfly (1:56.50)
2001
- First Place and broke world record for 200m butterfly (1:54.58) at LC World Championships
2002
- Three first place and two second place finishes at Pan Pacs (1^st place in 200m individual medley relay (1:59.70), 400m medley relay (4:12.48), 4x100m medley relay (3:33.48) [world record] and 2^nd place in 200m butterfly (1:55.41), 4x200 free relay (7:11.81)
2003
- Three first place and two second place finishes at the LC World Championships, including breaking five world records at the meet (1^st place in 200m butterfly (1:54.35), 200m individual medley (1:56.04) [world record], 400m individual medley (4:09.09) [world record] and 2^nd place in 100 m butterfly (51.10), 4x200 free relay (7:10.26). He was the first person to win in three different strokes in one national championship. [Note: his other three world records were achieved during the semi-final rounds]
- Awarded the Sullivan Award (given to the top amateur athlete)
- He graduated from Townsend High School in Townsend, Maryland.
2004
- The first American to win eight medals (6 gold, 2 bronze) in one Olympiad [Note: Mark Spitz won 7, although they were all Gold.]. He was also the first swimmer to ever qualify for six individual events at one Olympiad.
- Gold Medals: 100m butterfly (51.25), 200m butterfly (1:54:.04), 200 m individual medley (1:57.14), 400 m individual medley (4:08.26), 4x200m free relay (7:07.33)
- Bronze Medals: 200m free relay (1:45.32) and 4x100m free relay (3:14.62)
- First place at SC World Championships for 200m free relay (1:43:59)
- Began attending classes at the University of Michigan.
2005
- Four first place finishes at the American Short Course Championships: 200 yd freestyle (1:32:08); 400 yd IM (3:42.74); 100 yard Freestyle (00:42.53); and 200 yard IM (1:42.78), a second place finish in the 4x100 free relay (2:57:49) and a third place finish in the 200 yd breaststroke (1:58:31).
- At the 2005 World Championship Trials he placed first in all five competitions: 400 Freestyle (3:47.79); 200 Freestyle (1:46.44); 100 Butterfly (51.34); 100 Freestyle (49.00); and 200 IM (1:57.4).
- He followed this up with a clean sweep at the Stanford University Invitational Grand Prix finishing first in all six events: 100 Back (54.92); 400 IM (4:17.06); 400 Free (3:51.94); 200 Back (1:59.94); 200 Fly (1:57.31); 100 Free (49.82).
- For the World Championships in Montreal, Canada (from July 17^th to the 31^st), Michael Phelps won five golds and a silver medal (this includes three golds for the relay).

Other Stuff about Michael:

Hobbies and Interests: Lacrosse, baseball, soccer, video games (XBox)
Favorites: food = lasagna, pretzels, cheeseburgers, French vanilla ice cream in a waffle cone, music = rap, movie = Austin Powers

Biography by Ian Ripley, PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer

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