[131] [66] Two days later, in the 200-meter freestyle, Phelps won with a time of 1:46.27, finishing sixth-tenths of a second ahead of Klete Keller. Age: 18. [186][187] In the 200-meter individual medley, Phelps finished second to Lochte 1:55.94 to 1:54.84. [294][295], The Foundation's largest event is its annual fundraiser, the Michael Phelps Foundation Golf Classic. Lochte failed to medal. [203] In his last event, the 4100-meter medley relay, Phelps teamed with Nick Thoman, Mark Gangloff, and Nathan Adrian to win gold in a time of 3:32.06. Phelps joined Bowman at Michigan to train and attended classes over a span of four years, but did not pursue a degree. "I've been able to do everything I've ever put my mind to in this sport. [105] On July 29, Phelps, along with Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay and Klete Keller, won the gold in the 4200-meter freestyle relay with a time of 7:06.58. After the London Olympics in 2012, Phelps announced he was retiring from swimming. In the beginning. "[265], Phelps is an avid golfer, and has competed in numerous amateur and pro-am golf tournaments; he considered becoming a professional golfer after retiring from swimming. [143], Phelps swam the first leg of the 4100-meter freestyle relay in a time of 47.51 seconds (an American record for the 100-meter freestyle), and won his second gold medal of the 2008 Olympics, as well as setting his second world record of the Olympics (3:08.24). He met his coach, Bob Bowman, when he started training at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club at the Meadowbrook Aquatic and Fitness Center. The relationship between Le Clos and Phelps had been cordial back in 201213 but it deteriorated in 2014 when Phelps came back from retirement and suggested that the current butterfly times were slow. Apart from Spitz, Matt Biondi (USA, eight golds) and Jenny Thompson (USA, eight golds), no other swimmer worldwide has managed more than six gold medals in total. [144] Teammate Jason Lezak, after beginning the anchor leg more than half a body length behind Alain Bernard, managed to finish ahead of the favored French swimmer by eight hundredths of a second. [283] He pleaded guilty to driving while impaired and was sentenced to serve 18 months of probation, fined $250, ordered to speak to high school students about drinking and driving, and to attend a Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) meeting. [184] But Phelps was not happy with his performance and called it the "worst" 200-meter butterfly of his life. Phelps swam the lead-off leg in 48.42 seconds and Neil Walker, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak each expanded the lead to win in a Championship record of 3:12.72, just missing the world record of 3:12.46 set the previous year. Team: Aquajet Swim Team / Minnesota. The U.S. 4100-meter medley relay team consisted of Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Phelps, and Ian Crocker. "[26] When Phelps was in the sixth grade, he was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Michael Phillips is a marriage & family therapist in Citrus Heights, CA. [276] Thorpe was in the stands for the 4100-meter medley relay, where Phelps was swimming for his eighth Olympic gold medal. However at a final training camp in Atlanta a week before heading to Rio, Phelps put out "the fourth-fastest flat-start time of the year" in a 100 free time trial, automatically securing one of the seven spots on the Men's 4 100 metre freestyle relay for the Olympics. I finished my career the way I wanted to. "[146], For his third race, Phelps broke his previous world record in the 200-meter freestyle by nearly a second and won his third gold medal. [286] As a result, USA Swimming suspended him from all competitions for six months, and stated he would not be chosen to represent the United States at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in August. [45] At the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Phelps broke his own world record in the 200-meter butterfly while en route to become a world champion for the first time. The couple was married in a private ceremony in Paradise Valley, Arizona, although their wedding was kept secret until TMZ broke the news in October 2016. At the 2012 Olympic Games, held in London, Phelps' Olympic medal count increased to 22, setting a new record for most Olympic medals (beating gymnast Larisa Latynina's prior record of 18). Who's the next kid coming in? 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He wasn't training for the medals. May 5, 2016),Beckett Richard (b.February 12, 2018)andMaverick Nicolas (b.September 9, 2019). This article is about the American swimmer. Michael Phelps: How ADHD Helped Shape the GOAT Olympic Swimmer - ADDitude Meanwhile, Phelps continued to establish world records at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, British Columbia, and the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. At the age of 28, Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympian in history. The decorated swimmer has won 23. Why Michael Phelps is still great at an age when most swimmers have They did not swim the 100 meters side by side but rather individually in the same open water, with CGI images of the sharks displayed alongside Phelps as he raced. The 4100-meter medley relay team received a disqualification for a false start during a changeover in the heats, ending Phelps's chance of eight gold medals.[129]. He followed his record-setting Olympics with five golds (100-metre and 200-metre butterfly, 4 100-metre and 4 200-metre freestyle relay, and 4 100-metre medley relay) and a silver (200-metre freestyle) at the 2009 world championships in Rome. As reported in February of 2009, 23-year-old Michael . [235], In his first event on August 7, the 4 100 m freestyle relay, he won his first gold medal of the 2016 Games and his 19th Olympic gold medal overall. Honestly, were kind of taking it day by day. [195] In the 4100-meter freestyle relay, Phelps, with Lochte, Jason Lezak, and Nathan Adrian, finished first ahead of Australia and South Africa. He was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), when he was in 6th grade. [117] In his fourth event, the 200-meter backstroke, Phelps won the silver medal, finishing behind Aaron Peirsol 1:56.81 to 1:54.44 (a new world record). As of August1, 2021[update], he holds world records in three events (indicated in bold). In the 200-meter freestyle, Phelps won ahead of Ryan Lochte in a time of 1:45.61. He was raised by mother Deborah, alongside his sisters Hilary and Whitney, after his parents divorced. He has won 82 medals in major international long course competitions, of which 65 were gold, 14 silver, and three bronze, spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships. "I say this a lot, but every single day I'm living a dream come true," Phelps told NBC Sports. If you ask me, it should be accepted and we should move on. [citation needed], On August 11, Phelps won his 22nd gold medal in the 200 m individual medley. [50] He became the first American swimmer to win three different races in three different strokes at a national championship. The more you dream, the farther you get." Featured More results "[175] Phelps rebounded from this loss and for his third race, the 200-meter butterfly, Phelps won the gold and broke his own world record of 1:52.03 with a time of 1:51.51. Phelps has also received the following awards: Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. He broke his first world record at the age of 15, less than a year after his first Olympic performance. Phelps argued his program was too crowded to compete in 100-meter freestyle and was at least among the top four swimmers because he had beaten the top-seeded Jason Lezak the last time he had swum against him. [88] In the 100-meter butterfly final, held the following day, Phelps defeated American teammate Ian Crocker (who held the world record in the event at the time) by just 0.04 seconds with a time of 51.25. In the 200-meter individual medley, Phelps won with a time of 1:59.70. [293] The Foundation has since developed two other programs, Level Field Fund-Swimming and Caps-for-a-Cause. [102] Two days later, on July 26, Phelps won his second gold in the 200-meter freestyle with a new American national record (NR) time of 1:45.20, finishing ahead of Grant Hackett. He has competed in the Summer Olympic games in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. r = relay lead-off At the U.S. spring nationals in 2003, he became the first male swimmer to claim titles in three different strokes at a single national championship, and he later broke an unprecedented five individual world records at the world championships in Barcelona, Spain. He became the first swimmer to win the same individual event four times, surpassing the previous record of three held by Dawn Fraser and Krisztina Egerszegi. [298], In 2017, Phelps joined the board of Medibio, a company focused on diagnosis of mental health disorders. Throughout my career I've been all over the world, but all I've seen have been hotels and swimming pools. "[138], Phelps set an Olympic record in the preliminary heats of the 400-meter individual medley. [292] im is offered through the Boys & Girls Clubs of America[292] and through Special Olympics International. (2008), Most world records set for swimming (male), Most individual swimming Olympic gold medals, Most medals won at the FINA Swimming World Championships, Most Olympic gold medals in team swimming, Most medals won at the Olympics for swimming (male), Most Men's World Swimmer of the Year Awards, Most gold medals won at the Olympics for an individual event (male), Most FINA world records held by an individual, Most consecutive Olympic swimming gold medals in the same event (male), Fastest swim long course 400 metres medley (male), Most gold medals won at the Olympics (male), Most swimming Olympic medals won, men (single games), Most Olympic medals won (single games), men. 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