In the 4200-meter freestyle relay, Phelps, along with Nate Dusing, Klete Keller, and Chad Carvin, won the silver medal with a time 7:11.81 finishing behind Australia. Phelps is the long course world record holder in the men's 400-meter individual medley as well as the former long course world record holder in the 200-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly, and 200-meter individual medley. The decorated swimmer has won 23. At the 2008 Games in Beijing, he became the first athlete to win eight gold medals at a single Olympics. Some might argue that Usain Bolt, Carl Lewis or Nadia Comaneci have a claim. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time [7] with a total of 28 medals. May 5, 2016),Beckett Richard (b.February 12, 2018)andMaverick Nicolas (b.September 9, 2019). He was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), when he was in 6th grade. [43] While he did not win a medal, he did make the finals and finished fifth in the 200-meter butterfly. Afterwards, Thorpe said "I'm really proud of him not just because he won eight golds. [171], At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Phelps won a total of 6 medals, 5 golds and 1 silver. This page was last edited on 24 April 2023, at 11:43. At the 2012 Olympic Games, held in London, Phelps' Olympic medal count increased to 22, setting a new record for most Olympic medals (beating gymnast Larisa Latynina's prior record of 18). Every gold medal performance set a new world record, except the 100-meter butterfly, which set an Olympic record. In a live video published on his Facebook page in which he answered fan . At the 2001 U.S. spring nationals, he became at age 15 the youngest world-record holder in mens swimming when he posted 1 min 54.92 sec in the 200-metre butterfly. Phelps swam the fastest leg of the US relay team and the second-fastest of anyone in the race. With Lochte, Ricky Berens, and Peter Vanderkaay, he won his fifth gold and set his fifth world record as the American team finished first with a time of 6:58.56. However, he subsequently won silver medals in both the 4 100-metre freestyle relay and the 200-metre butterfly and a gold medal in the 4 200-metre freestyle relay. Upon finishing, the most decorated Olympian in history received a standing ovation from the crowd. He estimated thatas many as 90 percent of Olympic athletes go through a post-Games depression, and called onthe U.S. Olympic Committee to do more to help. [260], Phelps's performance in the Rio Olympics was unique in "winning multiple gold medals at 31 years old, well beyond the typical peak for male swimmers". Michael Phelps, the Olympic swimming champion, has offered his thoughts on the transgender-swimmer controversy. Also his hair eye color, bio, family wiki, nationality and vital statistics info is listed.
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