He is widely regarded as the greatest swimmer of all time and is often considered to be one of the greatest athletes of all time. Phelps has 28 medals in total: his 23 gold medals are more than double the count of his nearest rivals, and its not as if other swimmers have accrued silly numbers of medals, either. As of August1, 2021[update], he holds world records in three events (indicated in bold). [94] Phelps went on to win the 400-meter freestyle, the 200-meter freestyle, the 100-meter butterfly, the 100-meter freestyle, and the 200-meter individual medley at the Trials. The U.S. 4100-meter medley relay team consisted of Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Phelps, and Ian Crocker. [269] They met in 2007 at the ESPYs, broke up in 2012, reconciled, and got engaged in February 2015. "[146], For his third race, Phelps broke his previous world record in the 200-meter freestyle by nearly a second and won his third gold medal. [242] In the ready room prior to the preliminary race, Le Clos's shadow boxing while Phelps "glowered in a corner" spawned the Internet meme with the hashtag #PhelpsFace. [124] For his fourth race, the 200-meter individual medley, Phelps set his third world record with a time of 1:54.98, bettering his own world-record time of 1:55.84[125] For his fifth race, the 4200-meter freestyle relay, Phelps swam the lead-off leg in 1:45.36 as the American team of Ryan Lochte, Klete Keller, and Peter Vanderkaay went on to win the gold medal and beat the previous world record set by Australia in 2001 with a time 7:03.24. [76][77] The following day, Phelps, along with Ian Crocker, Neil Walker, and Jason Lezak, finished in third place in the 4100-meter freestyle relay with a time of 3:14.62. Michael Phillips | Swimcloud Phelps was born in Baltimore on June 30, 1985, and got serious with the sport after joining the North Baltimore Aquatic Club. He was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), when he was in 6th grade. Phelps earned Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award due to his unprecedented Olympic success in the 2008 Games. That's how I've grown up. [232][233] Phelps was also voted by the U.S. Olympic swim team as one of six team captains for the US delegation to the Olympics. He took to Twitter to discuss this incident, writing "I understand the severity of my actions and take full responsibility." He went on to win gold in both the 200-meter butterfly and in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay along with Conor Dwyer, Townley Haas and Ryan Lochte. [65] In his first event, the 400-meter individual medley, Phelps easily won with a world record time of 4:08.41. 22.19: Standard. [112] In his third event, the 200-meter individual medley, Phelps won with a time of 1:56.50, just ahead of Ryan Lochte's time of 1:56.78. Shortly after graduating from Towson in 2003, 17-year-old Phelps set five world records, including the 200-meter individual medley at the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, with a time of 1:56:04. [145] Phelps remarked that Bernard's pre-race comments of "smashing the Americans" had "fired me up more than anything else". Debbie Phelps, middle-school principal in Towson, Maryland, and mother of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. Michael Phelps Team USA Swimming. [115] In his second event, the 400-meter individual medley, Phelps easily won with a time of 4:10.47, 3.38 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Robert Margalis. Phelps swam a 1:53.93 to break his own world record of 1:54.58 set in 2001 and became the first man to swim under 1:54.00. Phelps swam the fastest leg of the US relay team and the second-fastest of anyone in the race. 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