2.
Multiple champion and world record holder
17-times Olympic champion
The best swimmer of all time
Born on June, 30,1985
Place of birth: the city of Baltimore, Maryland(USA)
Growth: 1,93 m
Weight: 88 kg
Athletic Club: north Baltimore ac
Coach :Bob Bowman
3. Michael began swimming at
the age of 7. He played
baseball and American
football since 12. Michael
met his coach Bob
Bowman while he was
training in a swimming club
in Northern Baltimore.
Bob Bowman immediately
noticed Michael’s abilities
and became his coach.
4. Michael Phelps became the
youngest participant of
Olympic Games in the history
of American swimming. He
was only 15. He was a
member of the U.S. team at
the Olympic Games in
Sydney(2000 year). He got
the fifth place there. Phelps
set a world record in 2001 in
the 200-meter butterfly.
Phelps became famous after
the 2004 Olympic Games in
Athens, where he earned
eight medals (6 of them were
gold).
5. He won the Olympic Games
in Beijing in 2008. He got 8
gold medals. Phelps became
the most famous among all
athletes in all sports. He
broke the record of Mark
Spitz for the number of gold
medals won at the Olympic
Games. He spends his free
time with his friends and his
bulldog Herman.
