Michael Phelps Career Highlights

Career Highlights:

• 1985
• Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 to Debbie and Fred Phelps. He has two sisters, Whitney and Hillary.
• 1992
• At age seven, he began swimming. His sister Whitney was also a swimmer and was a member of the 1994 World Championship Team.
• 2000
• Placed 5^th in 2000 Olympic Games for 200m butterfly (1:56.50)
• 2001
• First Place and broke world record for 200m butterfly (1:54.58) at LC World Championships
• 2002
• Three first place and two second place finishes at Pan Pacs (1^st place in 200m individual medley relay (1:59.70), 400m medley relay (4:12.48), 4x100m medley relay (3:33.48) [world record] and 2^nd place in 200m butterfly (1:55.41), 4x200 free relay (7:11.81)
• 2003
• Three first place and two second place finishes at the LC World Championships, including breaking five world records at the meet (1^st place in 200m butterfly (1:54.35), 200m individual medley (1:56.04) [world record], 400m individual medley (4:09.09) [world record] and 2^nd place in 100 m butterfly (51.10), 4x200 free relay (7:10.26). He was the first person to win in three different strokes in one national championship. [Note: his other three world records were achieved during the semi-final rounds]
• Awarded the Sullivan Award (given to the top amateur athlete)
• He graduated from Towson High School in Towson, Maryland (a suburb of Baltimore).
• 2004
• The first American to win eight medals (6 gold, 2 bronze) in one Olympiad [Note: Mark Spitz won 7, although they were all Gold.]. He was also the first swimmer to ever qualify for six individual events at one Olympiad.
• Gold Medals: 100m butterfly (51.25), 200m butterfly (1:54:.04), 200 m individual medley (1:57.14), 400 m individual medley (4:08.26), 4x200m free relay (7:07.33)
• Bronze Medals: 200m free relay (1:45.32) and 4x100m free relay (3:14.62)
• First place at SC World Championships for 200m free relay (1:43:59)
• Began attending classes at the University of Michigan.
• 2005
• Four first place finishes at the American Short Course Championships: 200 yd freestyle (1:32:08); 400 yd IM (3:42.74); 100 yard Freestyle (00:42.53); and 200 yard IM (1:42.78), a second place finish in the 4x100 free relay (2:57:49) and a third place finish in the 200 yd breaststroke (1:58:31).
• At the 2005 World Championship Trials he placed first in all five competitions: 400 Freestyle (3:47.79); 200 Freestyle (1:46.44); 100 Butterfly (51.34); 100 Freestyle (49.00); and 200 IM (1:57.4).
• He followed this up with a clean sweep at the Stanford University Invitational Grand Prix finishing first in all six events: 100 Back (54.92); 400 IM (4:17.06); 400 Free (3:51.94); 200 Back (1:59.94); 200 Fly (1:57.31); 100 Free (49.82).
• For the World Championships in Montreal, Canada (from July 17^th to the 31^st), Michael Phelps won five gold and one silver medal (this includes three golds for the relay).
• 2006
• Placed in first in five events at the Pan Pacific Championships (four being World Records): 200 m butterfly, 200 m individual medley, 400 m individual medley, 4x100 m freestyle relay, 4x200 m freestyle relay
• 2007
• Seven Gold medals at the 2007 World Championships: 200 m freestyle (1:43.86 - World Record); 100 m butterfly (50.77); 200 m butterfly (1:52:09 - World Record); 200 m individual medley (1:54.98 - World Record); 400 m individual medley (4:06.22 - World Record); 4x100 m freestyle relay (2:12.72); 4x200 m freestyle relay (7:03.24 - World Record)
• 2008
• Can you say GOLD? Phelps has become the only person to win 8 Gold Medals in a single Olympic game to break Mark Spitz record of 7 Gold medals (while setting a world record in each event except the 100 m butterfly) in the following events: 400 m individual medley (4:03.84); 4x100 m freestyle relay (3:08.24); 200 m freestyle (1:42.96); 200 m butterfly (1:52.03); 4x200 m freestyle relay (6:58.56); 200 m individual relay (1:54.23); 100 m butterfly (50.58); and 4x100 m medley relay (3:29.32)