Michael Phelps

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“If you want to be the best, you have to do things other people aren’t willing to do.”

2015 World Championships 100 Fly Final Fastest Textile Ever

Full Name:	Michael Phelps
Nickname(s):	The Baltimore Bullet, Mr. Swimming, GOAT
Born:	June 30th, 1985
	Towson, Maryland, USA
Nationality:	United States
Status:	Retired

Michael Fred Phelps II is known principally as the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 Olympic medals, 23 of them gold, spanning over four Olympic Games. He has actually competed at five Olympics; however, he did not medal at his first Games in Sydney, Australia. He is recognized for his formidable butterfly, though he also specializes in individual medleys and the 100 and 200-meter freestyle. At 31-years-old, Phelps retired from swimming as the greatest of all-time. His retirement came just days after finishing his fifth Olympics with five golds and a silver medal. In the beginning Michael Phelps was born in Towson, Maryland on June 30, 1985 to Fred and Debbie Phelps. While following in the wake of his two older sisters, Whitney and Hilary, a young Phelps was initially fearful of putting his face in the water. However, he overcame this discomfort and, in 1996, was inspired by the performances of Tom Malchow and Tom Dolan during the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. Shortly thereafter, he joined the North Baltimore Athletic Club, where he met Bob Bowman, the coach who would see him through the highs and lows of the rest of his career. 2000 Olympic Games Though Phelps struggled in school …

2015 World Championships 100 Fly Final Fastest Textile Ever

Chad le Clos is on the leading edge of a wave of swimmers, both veterans and youngsters, who are bringing times in the 100 fly to where they haven’t been outside of the supersuit era.

2015 US Nationals – Day Two Finals Photo Vault

Michael Phelps of North Baltimore blew away the field, and indeed the rest of the world, with his 1:52.94 win in the men’s 200 fly on Day Two of U.S. Nationals.

Schooling Breaks Asian Record in 100 Fly

Joseph Schooling broke the Asian Record in the 100 fly en route to a bronze medal at the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Record in Kazan, Russia.

Chad Le Clos Breaks Record, Swims Second Fastest Textile 100 Fly

Chad Le Clos answered right back to Laszlo Cseh’s call in the 100m butterfly, beating him in the finals with a new South African and African record time of 50.56.

He’s Baaaack! Michael Phelps Swims World’s Fastest 200 Fly

Michael Phelps set the pool on fire in San Antonio with the world’s fastest 200m butterfly time of 1:52.94.

Watch Michael Phelps’ 200 Fly at U.S. Nationals – Race Video

2015 U.S Nationals Race Video: Michael Phelps posted the top time in the world of 1:52.94 in tonight’s 200m butterfly final.

Michael Phelps- This just shows anything is possible (Video Interview)

Michael Phelps is back. Read that again, Michael Phelps is back.

2015 U.S. Nationals: Michael Phelps 200 Fly Photo Vault

Michael Phelps won the men’s 200m butterfly with 1:52.94, the fastest time in the world since 2009. See his reaction here.

Jack Conger – Getting 2nd to that guy… It’s OK (Video Interview)

Conger came back hard on Phelps towards the end in order to put up the seventh fastest time in the world this year.

Maxime Rooney: Stress free and focused after early verbal commitment

Maxime Rooney turned first at every wall and managed to hold on for the victory in the men’s 200m freestyle, becoming a national champion at just 17

2015 U.S. Nationals: Day Two Race Videos – Including Phelps’ 200 Fly

Relive the thrill of Michael Phelps’ 1:52.94 in the 200 fly, as well as the rest of Day Two’s finals from U.S. Nationals in San Antonio, Texas.

2015 U.S. Nationals: Day 3 Prelims Preview

After swimming the fastest time in the world of the year in the 200 fly, Phelps will swim the 100 fly prelims on day 3

2015 US Nationals: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Tonight, Phelps will be looking to get into the 1:53-range and Conger will be looking to grab what could potentially be his second podium finish of the night. Phelps hasn’t lost this event at US Nationals since the 2000 Olympic Trials.

Friday Factoid: US Olympic Trials Schedule Chart

With ten semi-finals and thirteen finals over the course of eight days at Trials, swimmers vying for a spot on the 2016 US Olympic Team have a year to decide which events to pursue in Omaha next summer.

2015 U.S. Nationals: Conger Scratches 200 Free; Vyatchanin Out of Back

Arkady Vyatchanin of New York Athletic Club is withdrawing from the meet owing to a nagging shoulder injury. He was the fourth-fastest qualifier from the morning heats in the men’s 100m backstroke.