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Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
--The fastest and best swimmer in history
By Kenny Fong
Who is Michael Phelps?
- Michael Fred Phelps
- retired american swimmer
- won 28 gold medals altogether
- Born on June 30, 1985
- Now aged 33
- Very tall (1.93m)
- "If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do."
Who is he?
Most medals
- Holds the record of most medals in olympic history
- 70% of medals taken by freestyle
- 20% breaststroke
- 10 % butterfly
- He rarely win competitions by backstroke
Most Medals
All medal competitions
Competitions
Athens 2004
400-meter medley – GOLD – 4:08.26 (world record)
4x100 freestyle relay – BRONZE – 3:14.62 (with Ian Crocker, Neil Walker, Jason Lezak)
200 freestyle –BRONZE – 1:45.32
200 butterfly – GOLD – 1:54.04 (Olympic record)
4x200 freestyle relay – GOLD – 7:07.33 (with Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay, Klete Keller)
200 medley – GOLD – 1:57.14 (Olympic record)
100 butterfly – GOLD – 51:25 (Olympic record)
4x100 medley relay – GOLD – 3:30.68 (Phelps swam in heats, did not swim in final)
Beijing 2008
400 medley – GOLD – 4:03.84 (world record)
4x100 freestyle relay – GOLD – 3:08.24 (world record, with Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak)
200 freestyle – GOLD – 1:42.96 (world record)
200 butterfly – GOLD – 1:52.03 (world record)
4x200 freestyle relay – GOLD – 6:58.56 (world record, with Ryan Lochte, Rickey Berens, Peter Vanderkaay)
200 medley – GOLD – 1:54.23 (world record)
100 butterfly – GOLD – 50.58 (Olympic record)
4x100 medley relay – GOLD – 3:29.34 (world record, with Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Jason Lezak)
London 2012
4x100 freestyle relay – SILVER – 3:10.36 (with Nathan Adrian, Cullen Jones, Ryan Lochte)
200 butterfly – SILVER – 1:53.01
4x200 freestyle relay – GOLD – 6:59.70 (with Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer, Ricky Berens)
200 medley – GOLD – 1:54.27
100 butterfly – GOLD – 51.21
4x100 medley relay – GOLD – 3:29.35 (with Matt Grevers, Brendan Hansen, Nathan Adrian)
Rio 2016
4x100 freestyle relay – GOLD – 3:09.92 (with Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Nathan Adrian)
200 butterfly – GOLD – 1:53.36
4x200 freestyle relay – GOLD – 7:00.66 (with Conor Dwyer, Townley Haas, Ryan Lochte)
200 medley– GOLD – 1:54.66
100 butterfly– SILVER – 51.14
4x100 medley relay – GOLD – 3:27.95 (with Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller, Nathan Adrian)
Record breaker
- Michael Phelps is a true record breaker
- He kept breaking his own record again and again
- He broke a world record which lasted 36 years!
Record breaker
Winning his 15th gold medal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7bj_LUIY7Y
Winning his 18th Gold medal
Why is Michael Phelps so fast?
- tall
- 208 cm wingspan
- Long torso
- Short legs
- Good diet
Why is he so fast?
Support from wife
- Another reason is the support from his wife
- Her words made Michael stronger and braver then before
- Michael names his wife "my angel" due to her words
Support from Wife
Smart
- large hands
- used as paddles
- large feet
- used as flippers
- saves energy first, then explode with power in lap 2
Smart
Coach's words
- Michael Phelps reacts that he thinks that his coach makes him better
- On the other side
- "I can't let him do it"
- Bob has made Michael even better, and even though he is gentle, he still became one of best swimmer's coach
Bob Bowman
- American swimming coach
- Born on April 6, 1964
- Vice coach in 2012 London olympics
- Main coach in 2016 Rio olympics
- Gentle but smart
Bob Bowman
What do I need to learn from Michael Phelps
What do I need to learn from him
- Good and healthy diet
- Eat more meat
- Exercise more
- Swim more
- Try your best at things even though it is impossible