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Michael PhelpsAthlete Card | Olympics Swimming Medal TrackerPhelps first took to the pool at the age of 7 and was undoubtedly influenced by his two elder sisters, including Whitney, who competed at the U.S. Olympic trials in 1996.
At 15 he was the youngest male American since 1932 to take part in the Olympics, where he finished a very respectable fifth in the 200 butterfly.
Just a year later he bagged his first world championship gold in the 200 butterfly, adding another three golds in the 200 and 400 medley and the 4x100 medley.
The 6-foot-4 Baltimore native won three gold and two silver medals breaking five world records in the process. |
Swimmer Michael Phelps accepts the Male Race of the Year award for his 100 butterfly at the 2009 FINA...
Photo | November 22, 2009
US swimmer Michael Phelps reacts after the men's 200 meters individual medley final at the FINA short course swimming...
Photo | November 15, 2009
US swimmer Michael Phelps swims a men's 200 meters freestyle heat at the FINA short course swimming World Cup...
Photo | November 15, 2009
US swimmer Michael Phelps swims a men's 200 meters freestyle heat at the FINA short course swimming World Cup...
Photo | November 15, 2009
...the 200-meter individula medley short-course world record.Townsend clocked 1:51.55 to beat Michael Phelps at the World Cup meet Sunday and break the mark of 1:51.56 set by...
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US swimmer Michael Phelps swims a men's 200 meters individual medley heat at the FINA short course swimming World...
Photo | November 15, 2009
US swimmer Michael Phelps, center, looks back as he leaves the poodeck after a men's 200 meters freestyle heat...
Photo | November 15, 2009
US swimmer Michael Phelps reacts after a men's 200 meters freestyle heat at the FINA short course swimming World...
Photo | November 15, 2009
US swimmer Michael Phelps swims a men's 200 meters freestyle heat at the FINA short course swimming World Cup...
Photo | November 15, 2009
US swimmer Michael Phelps prepares for a men's 200 meters freestyle heat at the FINA short course swimming World...
Photo | November 15, 2009
US swimmer Michael Phelps prepares for a men's 200 meters freestyle heat at the FINA short course swimming World...
Photo | November 15, 2009
US swimmer Michael Phelps swims a men's 200 meters individual medley heat at the FINA short course swimming World...
Photo | November 15, 2009
US swimmer Michael Phelps swims a men's 200 meters individual medley heat at the FINA short course swimming World...
Photo | November 15, 2009
US swimmer Michael Phelps swims a men's 200 meters individual medley heat at the FINA short course swimming World...
Photo | November 15, 2009
US swimmer Michael Phelps swims a men's 200 meters individual medley heat at the FINA short course swimming World...
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