Michael Phelps: The Best Olympic Swimmer Ever

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Champion Olympic Swimmer: Michael Phelps

It is almost like Michael Phelps was born in the water. Since an early age he has become one of the most dominant swimmers in Olympic history. In Beijing he has a chance to win the most gold medals in a single Olympics and he can also become the most decorated Olympian ever. He swims like a dolphin and that is what makes him the best Olympic swimmer ever!

Won 8 medals in the 2004 Olympics in Athens

Reasons Michael Phelps is the Best Olympic Swimmer 

  • Won S.I. Sportsman of the Year award in 2008
  • Has 14 Olympic gold medals
  • Won 8 gold medals in 2008 Olympics
  • He won 8 medals at the 2004 Olympics
  • He has many swimming records
  • He glides through the water
  • He swims like a dolphin

Michael Phelps Swimming the "Fly".

A look at Michael Phelps 

Michael Fred Phelps (born June 30, 1985) is an American professional swimmer. He has won 14 career Olympic gold medals, the most by any Olympian. As of July 09, 2009, Phelps holds eight world records in swimming.

Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals at a single Olympics, his eight at the 2008 Beijing Games surpassing American swimmer Mark Spitz's seven-gold performance at Munich in 1972.

Overall, Phelps has won 16 Olympic medals: six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008. In doing so he has twice equaled the record eight medals of any type at a single Olympics achieved by Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games. His five golds in individual events tied the single Games record set by Eric Heiden in the 1980 Winter Olympics and equaled by Vitaly Scherbo at the 1992 Summer Games. Phelps career Olympic medal total is second only to the 18 Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina won over three Olympics, including nine gold.

Phelps's international titles and record breaking performances have earned him the World Swimmer of the Year Award in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008 and American Swimmer of the Year Award in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008. He has won a total of 48 career medals thus far in major international competition, forty gold, six silver, and two bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, and the Pan Pacific Championships. His unprecedented Olympic success in 2008 earned Phelps Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award.

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Micheal Phelps in Beijing 

Michael Phelps Talks About Winning Gold at the Beijing Olymp

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8 Gold Medals in Beijing!

Michael Phelps Becomes The Most Decorated Olympic Athlete 

If you missed the action in Beijing then you missed watching Michael Phelps smash world records on his way to becoming the most decorated Olympic athlete. After swimming 17 races in 8 different events, Micheal Phelps showed the world that he is the best Olympic swimmer ever by going 8 for 8 and winning 8 gold medals in a single Olympics.

Mark Spitz was the former record holder when he won 7 gold medals in a single Olympics. Now Phelps takes over as the only person to have won 8 gold medals in a single Olympics and his total of 14 gold medals makes him the most decorated Olympic athlete.

Michael was asked after the Olympics in Beijing if he was planning on being in London in 2012 and his answer was "yes".

Salute to Michael Phelps 

Congratulations Michael - VISA Commercial

The commercial that aired right after Olympic champ, Michael Phelps won a record number of gold medals. Beijing 2008 USA

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What the web says about Michael Phelps 

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Michael Phelps Wins Sportsman of the Year 

Phelps Named S.I.'s Sportsman of the Year

American swimmer Michael Phelps, who this summer in Beijing won an unprecedented eight gold medals, was named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year Tuesday. (Dec. 2).

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Promotional Michael Phelps Videos 


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Videos about Michael Phelps 


Michael Phelps World Record 200m Fly

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Is Michael Phelps the Best Olympic Swimmer? 

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He is a human dolphin!

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He just won S.I. Sportsman of the Year. Nuff Said.

Posted December 03, 2008

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No doubt about it!

Posted October 09, 2008

survivalbaby says:

Truly an amazing athlete!

Posted August 27, 2008

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He is a swimming machine. 8 gold medals in Beijing. That was pretty awesome!

Posted August 27, 2008

Kanga says:

He's absolutely amazing! And we Aussies thought Ian Thorpe was good... Phelps is the next step up!

Great lens, welcome to the Beijing Olympics 2008 Group! :-)

Posted August 13, 2008

Richyd says:

I think he just proved he is the best with his 11th Olympic gold medal.

Posted August 13, 2008

buffalo says:

Michael Phelps is awesome! And he lives in Michigan.... :D

Posted August 01, 2008

WebGazelle says:

He has to have some dolphin DNA.

Posted July 24, 2008

He is good but not the best.

SwimClubs says:

He is up there with the BEST!

Posted August 02, 2008

 
 
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