1. Michael Phelps Kertu Majas Pärnu Coeducational Gymnasium, Form G3C

2. Personal life Personal information  Full name: Michael Fred Phelps  Nickname: The Baltimore Bullet  Nationality: United States  Date of Birth: June 30, 1985 (age 23)  Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

3.  Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in the Rodgers Forge neighborhood;  Education: Towson High School->University of Michigan;  His father, Fred Phelps, is working for the Maryland State Police and his mother, Deborah Sue "Debbie" Davisson Phelps, is a middle school principal(they divorced in 1994);  Michael had two older sisters, Whitney and Hilary(both were swimmers);  Phelps has ADHD(Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder);  He started swimming at the age of 7, partly because of the influence of his sisters;  At the age of 19 he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, he pleaded quilty and was ordered to

4. serve 18 months probation and $250 fine;  Teammates call him “Gomer”, because he reminds them Gomer Pyle;  He has made an estimated $5 million per year in endorsements;  Phelps created the Michael Phelps Foundation to promote water safety and to advocate swimming for children;  In 2008 Michael was selected as one of America’s top ten most fascinating people;  He has penned two books: Beneath the Surface and No Limits:The Will to Succeed;  He co-founded the “Swim with the Stars” program, which promotes swimming and conducts camps for swimmers;

5.  From the beginning his trainer has been Bob Bowman;  He has been selected The Swimmer of The Year five times: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

6. Career Early days  He trained at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club under coach Bowman;  At the age of 15 he competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, becoming the youngest American male swimmer at an Olympic Games in 68 years;  9 months after the Olympics he broke the world record the 200 m butterfly, at that moment he was the youngest man to set a world record;  Phelps also broke the world record for the 400 metre individual medley and set American marks in the 100 metre butterfly and the 200 metre individual medley.

7. 2000-2008  At the age of fifteen(in 2000), Phelps finished in fifth place(Sydney Summer Olympic Games), in what would be the first of his several trips to Australia;  In 2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games Michael brought comparison to former swimming great Mark Spitz(Michael tryed to beat his record of seven gold medals); he won 6 gold medals and 2 bronzen ones;  During the time between 2004 and 2008 Phelps moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he became a volunteer assistant coach of the University of Michigan swimming team, where his long-time coach Bob Bowman became head coach;  In 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games he won gold medals in every event/race, where he was qualified;

8.  He holds 32 world records( 26 individual, 6 relay) and is approaching Mark Spitz’s record of 33 world records( 26 individual, 7 relay).

9. Honors and awards  World Swimmer of the Year Award: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008;  American Swimmer of the Year Award: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008;  Golden Goggle Male Performance of the Year: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008;  ESPY Best Olympic Performance: 2005;  USOC Athlete of the Year Award: 2004;  USSA Athlete of the Year Award: 2003;  World Championships Swimmer of the Meet: 2003;  USA Olympic Team Member: 2000, 2004, 2008;  Holds the record for most Olympic gold-medals: 14;  Holds the record for most Olympic gold-medals in individual events: 9;  Holds the record for most Olympic gold-medals at a single games: 8 (Beijing 2008), etc.

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