Michael Phelps

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Michael Phelps

• He was born in Baltimore Maryland on 6/30/85. He
  began swimming when he was 7 years old.
• http//www.answers.com/topic/michael-phelps

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Michael Phelps

• His full name is Michael Fred Phelps II.
• http//www.mapsofworld.com/olympics/great-olympian
  s/aquatics/michael-phelps.html

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Michael Phelps

• His parents are Fred and Debbie Phelps. He also
  has two sisters, Hilary and Whitney.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html

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Michael Phelps

• His father Fred was a state trooper and his
  mother is a middle school teacher and got named
  Marylands Teacher of the year.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html

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Michael Phelps

• Michaels sister Hilary began swimming the year
  Michael was born. He mostly watched his sister
  practice and eventually started swimming himself.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html

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Michael Phelps

• When he was even at the age of seven Michael
  wouldnt even put his face in the water.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html

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Michael Phelps

• Michaels swim instructor noticed Michaels fear
  of the water so he started by getting him to
  float. Michaels first stroke he became great at
  was backstroke.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html

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Michael Phelps

• He began to dream at eleven years old of being a
  champion when he saw Tom Malchow and Tom Dolan
  compete. This was in 1996 in Atlanta, at the
  summer games.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html
  

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Michael Phelps

• Michaels parents were high school sweethearts and
  split up before he was born. They both got back
  together but in 1992 they got divorced. All the
  children went to live with there mother.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html
  

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Michael Phelps

• To this day Michael is very close to his mother
  but he rarely makes contact with his dad.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html
  

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Michael Phelps

• When he is not swimming he likes video games,
  music, football, and hanging out with his English
  bulldog, Herman.
• http//www.michaelphelps.com/2004/english.html

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Michael Phelps

• When he was 15 years old he placed 5th in the
  200-meter at the 2000 Olympics.
• http//www.answers.com/topic/michael-phelps

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Michael Phelps

• He was the youngest male that competed in the
  Olympics since 1932.
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Michael Phelps

• He also was the youngest male to break a world
  record at the 2001 spring nationals in the U.S.
  at the age of 15 and 9 months.
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Michael Phelps

• He went to Towson high school and because they
  didnt have a swim team he continued to play for
  the NBAC. By his Junior year Michael was working
  out ten times a week for swimming.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html

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Michael Phelps

• He graduated from Towson high school in 2003.
  While he was there he thought about going out for
  the football team but ended up being on the golf
  team.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html

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Michael Phelps

• Michael Phelps also became the first swimmer to
  ever break 5 individual world records at one
  meet. This meet was in 2003 at the World
  Championships in Barcelona.
• http//www.answers.com/topic/michael-phelps

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Michael Phelps

• He competed in the 2004 Olympics that was help in
  Athens, Greece. He swam a total of 8 events.
• http//www.mapsofworld.com/olympics/great-olympian
  s/aquatics/michael-phelps.html

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Michael Phelps

• The events he swam in the 2004 Olympics was the
  200 meter free, 100 and 200 meter butterfly, the
  200 and 400 individual medley, the 200 and 400
  free relay, and the 400 medley relay.
• http//www.mapsofworld.com/olympics/great-olympian
  s/aquatics/michael-phelps.html

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Michael Phelps

• He placed in the 2004 Olympics by receiving 8
  medals.
• http//www.mapsofworld.com/olympics/great-olympian
  s/aquatics/michael-phelps.html

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Michael Phelps

• There he received six gold medals and two bronze
  medals.
• http//www.mapsofworld.com/olympics/great-olympian
  s/aquatics/michael-phelps.html

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Michael Phelps

• He now sponsors the companies, Visa, Speedo,
  Omega, Matsunichi.
• http//www.michaelphelps.com/2004/english.html

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Michael Phelps

• Michael is 6-4 ft. tall and has a wingspan of
  almost 80 inches. This puts him with having a
  great sized body for a swimmer.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html

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Michael Phelps

• The stroke he is known for is the butterfly but
  he is known to take the lead in every event.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html
  

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Michael Phelps

• Michael practices 2-5 hours everyday in the
  water. He also likes to do some weight training
  but thinks stretching and swimming is more
  beneficial.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html

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Michael Phelps

• One of the great things he is known for is his
  endurance. He also doesnt get nervous before a
  race but shows a lot of passion when he is on the
  starting block.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html
  

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Michael Phelps

• He enrolled in the University of Michigan in 2005
  after his coach Bowman got hired to a varsity
  coaching job in Ann Arbor.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html

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Michael Phelps

• At the University of Michigan he began working on
  a degree in sports marketing and management.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html
  

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Michael Phelps

• In 2007 he was competing in the World
  Championships in Melbourne, Australia. There he
  won seven events which were also all personal
  bests.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html

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Michael Phelps

• Michael would have also got an eighth gold medal
  but his team mate Ian Crocker, for a relay, left
  to early and they got disqualified.
• http//www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html