3. Personal profile Full name: Michael Fred Phelps Date of birth: 30 de June de 1985 Born: Baltimore, Maryland, E.U.A. Parents: Fred and Debbie Phelps. Physical attributes: height - 193cm Weight: 88kg Feet size: 14 Sisters: Whitney and Hillary Favorite music: Rap (DMX) Favorite movie: Austin Powers
4. Career 1992-2003 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 5th in 2000 Olympic Games for 200m butterfly. 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 (1st place in 200m individual medley relay, 400m medley relay, 4x100m medley relay [world record] and 2nd place in 200m butterfly, 4x200 free relay. 2003:Three first place and two second place finishes at the LC World Championships, including breaking five world records at the meet.
5. 2004-2008 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. 2005: Four first place finishes at the American Short Course Championships. At the 2005 World Championship Trials he placed first in all five competitions. He followed this up with a clean sweep at the Stanford University Invitational Grand Prix finishing first in all six events. 2006: Placed in first in five events at the Pan Pacific Championships. 2007: Seven Gold medals at the 2007 World Championships. 2008: Phelps has become the only person to win 8 Gold Medals in a single Olympic game to break Mark Spitz record of 7 Gold medals.
