Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Current Residence: Ann Arbor, MI
Events: 200m free, 100m fly, 200m fly, 200m IM, 400m IM, 4x100m free relay, 4x200m free relay, 4x200m medley relay
Baltimore swimmer Michael Phelps won 8 medals in the Athens Olympics in 2004 (6 gold and 2 bronze), but was one short of matching the record 7 gold medals Mark Spitz earned in 1972.
In the 2008 Beijing Games, where he’ll compete in 8 events, he gets another chance. Of course, Spitz is undoubtably on Phelps' mind,
His black Cadillac Escalade
The Condor Flap: to loosen up for a swimming competition, he bends over and flaps his long arms up and down like a large bird.
Michael Phelps is the newest phenomenon to take the swimming world by storm. Before the Olympics started, rumor had it that a 19 year-old from Baltimore was thinking of trying to match or even surpass Mark Spitz's legendary seven gold medals
By his fourth race with one gold and two bronze it was obvious he couldn't tie it but instead he could match Russian gymanst's Alexander Dityatin's record of eight medals in one Olympics. Every race after the two bronze he came away with gold.
After his seventh race he did a truly noble thing by handing over his butterfly leg on the 4 x 200m Freestyle relay to Ian Crocker a rival and now a friend. To everyone this was deemed the most selfless act of the games but to Michael it was just giving his team mate another chance
Throughout the entire week of competition he barely managed to sleep so when he finally got to rest he went to check out how the dominant women's teams were doing and enjoying the culture and atmosphere in Athens. The success in Athens was amazing and now he will begin training for the 2008 Olympics in Bejing.
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