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{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Michael Phelps
| image = Phelps 2009.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Michael Phelps, Aprile 2009
| fullname = Michael Fred Phelps II
{{cite web|title=Michael Phelps|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/michael-phelps/258249|publisher=TVGuide.com|accessdate=2012-07-28}}
| nicknames = MP; The Baltimore Bullet;
{{cite news|title = 'Baltimore Bullet' has history in his sights|last=Harris| first=Nick|url =http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/baltimore-bullet-has-history-in-his-sights-889968.html|newspaper=The Independent|date = August 11, 2008|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5sFuQpI5B|archivedate =August 25, 2010|accessdate =2010-08-25 | location=London}}
Flying Fish
{{cite web|publisher=MSNBC|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26249018/ns/beijing_olympics-beijing_olympics_news/t/flying-fish-phelps-largely-unknown-china/|title='Flying Fish' Phelps largely unknown in China|date=August 17, 2008|accessdate=2012-04-21}}
| nationality = {{USA}}
| strokes = [[Backstroke]], [[Butterfly stroke|butterfly]], [[Freestyle swimmin|freestyle]], [[Medley swimmin|individual medley]]
| club = [[North Baltimore Aquatic Club]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|6|30|mf=y}}
{{Cite news|publisher=USA Swimming|title=USA Swimming bio: Michael Phelps| url=http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopModules/BioViewManaged.aspx?personid=4beec290-d7ae-483d-a512-36b18a4e022a&TabId=1453&Mid=10312|accessdate= 2010-08-25}}
| birth_place = [[Towson, Maryland]]
| height = 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
| weight = {{convert|194|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/phelps-michael-1131796/ |title=Overview Michael Phelps |publisher=London2012.com |accessdate=2012-08-01}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's swimmin}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Gemmes]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2004 Simmer Olympics|2004 Athens]]|[[Swimmin at the 2004 Simmer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterflee|100 m butterflee]]}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Athens|[[Swimmin at the 2004 Simmer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterflee|200 m butterflee]]}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Athens|[[Swimmin at the 2004 Simmer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Athens|[[Swimmin at the 2004 Simmer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Athens|[[Swimmin at the 2004 Simmer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Athens|[[Swimmin at the 2004 Simmer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2008 Simmer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Swimmin at the 2008 Simmer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Beijing|[[Swimmin at the 2008 Simmer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterflee|100 m butterflee]]}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Beijing|[[Swimmin at the 2008 Simmer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterflee|200 m butterflee]]}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Beijing|[[Swimmin at the 2008 Simmer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Beijing|[[Swimmin at the 2008 Simmer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Beijing|[[Swimmin at the 2008 Simmer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Beijing|[[Swimmin at the 2008 Simmer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Beijing|[[Swimmin at the 2008 Simmer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Lunnon]]|[[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]]}}
{{MedalGold|2012 Lunnon|[[Swimmin at the 2012 Simmer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold|2012 Lunnon|[[Swimmin at the 2012 Simmer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold|2012 Lunnon|[[Swimmin at the 2012 Simmer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 Lunnon|[[Swimmin at the 2012 Simmer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterflee|200 m butterflee]]}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 Lunnon|[[Swimmin at the 2012 Simmer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalBronze|2004 Athens|[[Swimmin at the 2004 Simmer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalBronze|2004 Athens|[[Swimmin at the 2004 Simmer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FINA Warld Aquatics Championships|Warld Championships – Long Course]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2001 Warld Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]]|[[Swimmin at the 2001 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterflee|200 m butterflee]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2003 Warld Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]]|[[Swimmin at the 2003 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterflee|200 m butterflee]]}}
{{MedalGold|2003 Barcelona|[[Swimmin at the 2003 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold|2003 Barcelona|[[Swimmin at the 2003 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold|2003 Barcelona|[[Swimmin at the 2003 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2005 Warld Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]]|[[Swimmin at the 2005 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold|2005 Montreal|[[Swimmin at the 2005 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold|2005 Montreal|[[Swimmin at the 2005 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold|2005 Montreal|[[Swimmin at the 2005 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold|2005 Montreal|[[Swimmin at the 2005 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Swimmin at the 2007 Warld Aquatics Championships|2007 Melbourne]]|[[Swimmin at the 2007 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Melbourne|[[Swimmin at the 2007 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 100m butterflee|100 m butterflee]]}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Melbourne|[[Swimmin at the 2007 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 200m butterflee|200 m butterflee]]}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Melbourne|[[Swimmin at the 2007 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 200m individual medley|200 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Melbourne|[[Swimmin at the 2007 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 400m individual medley|400 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Melbourne|[[Swimmin at the 2007 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Melbourne|[[Swimmin at the 2007 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2009 Warld Aquatics Championships|2009 Roum]]|[[Swimmin at the 2009 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 100m butterflee|100 m butterflee]]}}
{{MedalGold|2009 Roum|[[Swimmin at the 2009 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 200m butterflee|200 m butterfly]]}}
{{MedalGold|2009 Roum|[[Swimmin at the 2009 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold|2009 Roum|[[Swimmin at the 2009 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold|2009 Roum|[[Swimmin at the 2009 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Swimmin at the 2011 Warld Aquatics Championships|2011 Shanghai]]| [[Swimmin at the 2011 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterflee|100 m butterflee]]}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Shanghai|[[Swimmin at the 2011 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterflee|200 m butterflee]]}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Shanghai|[[Swimmin at the 2011 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Shanghai | [[Swimmin at the 2011 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalSilver|2003 Barcelona|[[Swimmin at the 2003 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterflee|100 m butterfly]]}}
{{MedalSilver|2003 Barcelona|[[Swimmin at the 2003 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalSilver|2005 Montreal|[[Swimmin at the 2005 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterflee|100 m butterflee]]}}
{{MedalSilver|2009 Roum|[[Swimmin at the 2009 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 200m freestyle|200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalSilver|2011 Shanghai|[[Swimmin at the 2011 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalSilver|2011 Shanghai|[[Swimmin at the 2011 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m medley]]}}
{{MedalBronze|2011 Shanghai|[[Swimmin at the 2011 Warld Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FINA Warld Championships - Short Course|Warld Championships – Short Course]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2004 FINA Warld Swimmin Championships (25 m)|2004 Indianapolis]]|200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan Paceefic Swimmin Championships|Pan Paceefic Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2002 Pan Paceefic Swimmin Championships|2002 Yokohama]] | 200 m medley}}
{{MedalGold| 2002 Yokohama | 400 m medley}}
{{MedalGold| 2002 Yokohama | 4×100 m medley}}
{{MedalGold| [[2006 Pan Paceefic Swimmin Championships|2006 Victoria]] | 200 m butterflee}}
{{MedalGold| 2006 Victoria | 200 m medley}}
{{MedalGold| 2006 Victoria | 400 m medley}}
{{MedalGold| 2006 Victoria | 4×100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold| 2006 Victoria | 4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 Pan Paceefic Swimming Championships|2010 Irvine]]|100 m butterflee}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Irvine|200 m butterflee}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Irvine|4×100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Irvine|4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Irvine|4×100 m medley}}
{{MedalSilver| 2002 Yokohama | 200 m butterflee}}
{{MedalSilver| 2002 Yokohama | 4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver| 2006 Victoria | 200 m backstroke}}
}}
'''Michael Fred Phelps II''' (born Juin 30, 1985) is a retired
{{cite news|last=Shaikin|first=Bill|title=Michael Phelps answers all on first day of retirement|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/05/sports/la-sp-on-michael-phelps-20120805|accessdate=2012-08-08|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=August 5, 2012}}
American [[swimmin (sport)|swimmer]] an the [[Leet o multiple Olympic medalists|maist decoratit Olympian o aw time]], wi a tot o 22 medals. Phelps also haulds the aw-time records for [[Leet o multiple Olympic gowd medalists#Leet o maist Olympic gowd medals ower career|Olympic gowd medals]] (18, double the seicont haichest record holders), [[Leet o multiple Olympic gowd medalists#Leet o maist career gowd medals in individual events|Olympic gowd medals in individual events]] (11), an [[Leet o multiple Olympic medalists#Leet o maist career medals in individual events|Olympic medals in individual events for a male]] (13). In winning aicht gowd medals at the [[2008 Simmer Olympics|2008 Beijing Gemmes]], Phelps teuk the record for the maist [[Leet o multiple Olympic gowd medalists at a single Gemmes|first-place finishes at any single Olympic Gemmes]]. Five o those victories were in individual events, tyin the [[Leet o multiple Olympic gowd medalists at a single Gemmes#Leet o maist individual gowd medals won at a single Olympic Gemmes|single Gemmes record]]. In the [[2012 Simmer Olympics]] in Lunnon, Phelps won fower gowds an twa silver medals, makin him the [[Leet o multiple Olympic gowd medalists at a single Gemmes|maist successful]] athlete o the Gemmes for the third Olympics in a row.
[http://www.swimnews.com/News/view/9743 Franklin Pips Phelps For Top Honour]
==Career best times==
===Long course (50 meter pool)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event
! Time
! Venue
! Date
! Notes
|-
| 100 m freestyle
| '''47.51''' (r)
| [[Beijing]]
| August 11, 2008
|
|-
| 200 m freestyle
| '''1:42.96'''
| [[Beijing]]
| August 12, 2008
| '''[[Leet o Americas records in swimmin|AM]]''', '''[[Leet o Unitit States records in swimmin|NR]]'''
|-
| 400 m freestyle
| '''3:47.79'''
| [[Indianapolis]]
| Aprile 1, 2005
|
|-
| 100 m backstroke
| '''53.01'''
| [[Indianapolis]]
| August 3, 2007
|
|-
| 200 m backstroke
| '''1:54.65'''
| [[Indianapolis]]
| August 1, 2007
|
|-
| 100 m breaststroke
| '''1:02.57'''
| [[Columbie, Missouri|Columbie]]
| Februar 17, 2008
|
|-
| 200 m breaststroke
| '''2:15.06'''
| [[Indianapolis]]
| Julie 31, 2007
|
|-
| 100 m butterflee
| '''49.82'''
| [[Roum]]
| August 1, 2009
| '''[[Leet o Americas records in swimmin|AM]]''', '''[[Leet o Unitit States records in swimmin|NR]]''', '''[[Leet o Warld records in swimmin|WR]]'''
|-
| 200 m butterflee
| '''1:51.51'''
| [[Roum]]
| Julie 29, 2009
| '''[[Leet o Americas records in swimmin|AM]]''', '''[[Leet o Unitit States records in swimmin|NR]]''', '''[[Leet o Warld records in swimmin|WR]]'''
|-
| 200 m IM
| '''1:54.16'''
| [[Shanghai]]
| Julie 28, 2011
|
|-
| 400 m IM
| '''4:03.84'''
| [[Beijing]]
| August 10, 2008
| '''[[Leet o Americas records in swimmin|AM]]''', '''[[Leet o Unitit States records in swimmin|NR]]''', '''[[Leet o Warld records in swimmin|WR]]'''
|}
r = relay lead-off
===Short course meters (25 meter pool)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event
! Time
! Venue
! Date
! Notes
|-
| 100 m freestyle
| '''46.99'''
| [[Manchester]]
| December 18, 2009
|
|-
| 200 m freestyle
| '''1:42.78'''
| [[East Meadow]]
| Februar 4, 2006
|
|-
| 200 m backstroke
| '''1:50.34'''
| [[Berlin]]
| October 22, 2011
|
|-
| 100 m butterflee
| '''50.46'''
| [[Manchester]]
| December 18, 2009
|
|-
| 200 m butterflee
| '''1:52.27'''
| [[Melbourne]]
| November 28, 2003
|
|-
| 100 m IM
| '''51.65'''
| [[Berlin]]
| October 22, 2011
|
|-
| 200 m IM
| '''1:51.89'''
| [[Berlin]]
| October 23, 2011
|
|-
| 400 m IM
| '''4:01.49'''
| [[Berlin]]
| October 22, 2011
|
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Freemit airtins==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopModules/BioViewManaged.aspx?personid=4beec290-d7ae-483d-a512-36b18a4e022a&TabId=1453&Mid=10312 Michael Phelps] – National Team swimmer profile at USASwimming.org
* [http://www.michaelphelpsfoundation.org/index.php MichaelPhelpsFoundation.org] – Official website of the Michael Phelps Foundation
* {{twitter|michaelphelps}}
* {{Facebook User|michaelphelps}}
{{Persondata
|NAME = Phelps, Michael
|ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Phelps, Michael Fred; Phelps, Michael F.
|SHORT DESCRIPTION = American international swimmer, world record holder, Olympic gold medalist
|DATE OF BIRTH = June 30, 1985
|PLACE OF BIRTH = Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|DATE OF DEATH =
|PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Phelps, Michael}}
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Livin fowk]]
[[Category:American male backstroke swimmers]]
[[Category:American male butterflee swimmers]]
[[Category:American male freestyle swimmers]]
[[Category:American male medley swimmers]]
[[Category:American fowk o Scottish strynd]]
[[Category:James E. Sullivan Awaird recipients]]
[[Category:Michigan Wolverines athletes]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the Unitit States]]
[[Category:Olympic gowd medalists for the Unitit States]]
[[Category:Olympic siller medalists for the Unitit States]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Olympic swimmers o the Unitit States]]
[[Category:Fowk frae Towson, Maryland]]
[[Category:Sportsfowk frae Baltimore, Maryland]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2000 Simmer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2004 Simmer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2008 Simmer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2012 Simmer Olympics]]
[[Category:Warld Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Warld record holders in swimmin]]
[[Category:Medalists at the FINA Warld Swimmin Championships (25 m)]]
[[Category:Laureus Warld Sports Awairds winners]]
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