Michael Phelps

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Phelps
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Jun 30, 1985(1985-06-30)
Age	39
Birthplace	Baltimore
Country	United States
Birth City	Maryland
Horoscope	Gemini

Michael Phelps Biography

Michael Phelps is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. He won six gold medals in the 2004 Olympics, eight gold at the 2008 Olympics, and four gold medals during the 2012 Olympics. He was the most decorated Olympic athlete with 28 medals total, 23 of which were golds.

He broke the Olympic records of He destroyed the Olympic records held by Mark Spitz and finished his Olympic career with an amazing 23 Gold medals., and finished his Olympic career with 23 Gold medals.

Phelps was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and raised in the Rodgers Forge neighborhood of nearby Towson. He attended Rodgers Forge Elementary, Dumbarton Middle School, and Towson High School. Phelps is the youngest of three children. His mother, Deborah Sue “Debbie” Phelps (née Davisson), is a middle school principal. His father, Michael Fred Phelps, is a retired Maryland State Trooper who played football in high school and college and tried out for the Washington Redskins in the 1970s. Phelps is of English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh descent. His parents divorced in 1994, when he was nine years old, and his father remarried in 2000. Phelps later revealed that the divorce had a severe negative impact on him and his siblings, and his relationship with his father was distant for a few years after the divorce. He graduated from Towson High School in 2003.

On August 17, Phelps won his eighth gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay, breaking Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals won in a single Olympic Games, which had stood since 1972. Phelps, along with teammates Brendan Hansen, Aaron Peirsol, and Jason Lezak, set a new world record in the event with a time of 3 minutes and 29.34 seconds, 0.7 seconds ahead of second- place Australia and 1.34 seconds faster than the previous record set by the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. When Phelps dived in to swim the 100-meter butterfly leg, the third leg of the 400-meter medley, the United States had been trailing Australia and Japan. Phelps completed his split in 50.1 seconds, the fastest butterfly split ever for the event, giving teammate Jason Lezak a more than half-second lead for the final leg, which he held onto to clinch the event in world record time. Said Phelps, upon completing the event that awarded him his eighth gold medal and eighth Olympic record in as many events, “Records are always made to be broken no matter what they are … Anybody can do anything that they set their mind to.”

He and He and Nicole Johnson welcomed their first child, Boomer, in May 2016 and they got married a month later. They welcomed their second son, Beckett Richard, in February 2018. He grew up in a house of women: his mom, Debbie, and his sisters, Whitney and Hilary. His parents divorced in 1994 and his father remarried in 2000. had their first child in May 2016. They got married one month later. Their second son, Beckett Richard was born in February 2018. He was raised in a family of women, his mother Debbie and his sisters Whitney and Hilary. His parents divorced in 1994. His father then remarried in 2000.

Michael Phelps Net Worth

Michael Phelps is one of the richest Swimmer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Phelps 's net worth $80 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When he was seven years old, he began to swim to burn excess energy. He was then diagnosed with ADHD at age ten.

He was the youngest male swimmer to join the U.S. team in 68 year and revealed that he consumed 12,000 calories per day during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Also on August 9, Phelps won his 21st gold medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay together with Conor Dwyer, Townley Haas, and Ryan Lochte. For Phelps and Lochte, this was their 4th consecutive gold medal in this event, an all-time record in swimming for any event.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Michael Phelps height 6 ft 4 in Michael weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Michael Phelps Dating?

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In his second event on August 9, the 200-meter butterfly, he became the first swimmer in history to make five finals in the same event, after finishing 5th in 2000, 1st in 2004 and 2008, and 2nd in 2012. At Rio, he won the title that he had lost to Chad le Clos four years earlier in London, edging Masato Sakai by 0.04 s. Phelps stated that winning back this title had been the main goal during his comeback. The preliminary and final of that event was heavily hyped as a rematch between Phelps and Le Clos. The relationship between Le Clos and Phelps had been cordial back in 2012–13 but it deteriorated in 2014 when Phelps came back from retirement and suggested that the current butterfly times were slow. 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. Le Clos’s Wikipedia biography was even vandalized after the event final. At age 31, the victory made Phelps not only the oldest male champion, but also the oldest individual champion in Olympic swimming history, beating the records set by Duke Kahanamoku in 1920, and Inge de Bruijn in 2004 respectively. Phelps also became the first swimmer to win individual gold medals 12 years apart. Both these records were broken by Anthony Ervin three days later.

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Michael Phelps celebrates birthday on June 30 of every year.

Phelps’s 0.01-second finish ahead of Čavić prompted the Serbian delegation to file a protest. Subsequent analysis of the video by the FINA panel, which required analyzing frames shot 1/10,000th of a second apart, was used to officially confirm Phelps’s victory, but the images were not immediately released to the press. The initial refusal by official timekeeper Omega to release underwater photos of the finish also raised questions due to Phelps’s sponsorship relationship with Omega. Čavić later wrote in his blog, “People, this is the greatest moment of my life. If you ask me, it should be accepted and we should move on. I’ve accepted defeat, and there’s nothing wrong with losing to the greatest swimmer there has ever been.”

Why did Michael Phelps retire?

Phelps returned to the pool to win two more golds – in the 100-metre butterfly and 4x100m medley to end with six medals at the event, making him the most successful swimmer for the third Olympics in a row. He announced his retirement after the 2012 Olympics, claiming that he was ‘done with the sport’.

Is Michael Phelps rich?

With a career spanning 16 years, Phelps’ net worth is $55 million , according to Celebrity Net Worth. His talent in the water has earned him millions, but rising to elite status comes with a hefty price tag.

How much is Michael Phelps brand worth?

Michael Phelps is a retired American Olympic swimmer and corporate endorser who has a net worth of $100 million dollars.

Does Michael Phelps still hold any world records?

Michael Phelps is also the long course world record holder in the men’s 400m Individual Medley , the current longest-standing swimming world record on the books. Moreover, he is the former long course world record holder in the 200m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly, 200m Butterfly, and 200m Individual Medley.

Is Michael Phelps skinny?

As a result, it didn’t take long for Phelps to start putting on weight. Ultimately, he gained between 30 and 35 pounds, reaching a max weight just shy of 230 pounds.