3. BACKGROUND & FAMILY
Michael Fred Phelps was born onJune 30, 1985
in Baltimore, Maryland.
Fred Phelps, his father worked as a policeman for
the Maryland state police.
His mother, Debbie was a middle school
principal.
Phelps had two sisters, both are swimmers.
4. EARLY LIFE
As a kid, Phelps was a
diagnosed with ADHD (
attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder).
He started swimming at
age seven, influenced by
both his mother and his
two sisters.
By the age of 10, he held a
national record for his age
group.
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6. CAREER & ACHIEVEMENTS
2000 Sydney Olympics
Phelps' rapid improvement culminated when he qualified for the 2000
Summer Olympics at the age of 15, as became the youngest male to make
a U.S. Olympic swim team in 68 years. While he did not win a medal, he
did make the finals and finished fifth in the 200-meter butterfly.
2001 World championships
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 swimming world record.
At the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Phelps broke his own world
record in the 200- meter butterfly reroute to becoming a world champion for the
first time.
9. AT A GLANCE MICHAEL PHELPS
As of august 13, 2016, Phelps had 28 Olympic medals
At the age of 19 broke his previous record
In 2000, was the youngest Olympian (15 years old) in
seven decades
At age of 12 broke record in his own category
Broke national record at 10
Started swimming at age 7
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11. STRENGTH:
His confidence, his Stamina, & his Vision to do where no one can even think about.
WEAKNESS:
As being patient of ADHD he was not normal man but he used his abnormality as his
Strength.
OPPORTUNITY:
To represent himself in Olympics & to prove himself as being abnormal he can do,
what the normal man can’t do.
THREAT:
Ryan Lochte another competitor of his own country As USA has great records in
Olympics so there was too much of pressure on Phelps to perform better than before.
12. HONORS AND AWARDS
➢Phelps was a USA Olympic team member in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016, and
holds the records for most Olympic gold medals (23), most such medals in individual
events (13), and most such medals at a single games (8, inBeijing 2008).
➢A street in his hometown of Baltimore was renamed The Michael Phelps Way in 2004.
➢Swimming World American Swimmer of the Year Award: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016.
➢Golden Goggle Male Performance of the Year (since 2004): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008,
2009, 2016
➢Golden Goggle Impact award: 2016
➢Laureus Comeback of the Year Award: 2017
