Michael Phelps might be the greatest all-around swimmer ever. Ever. The 2008 Olympics will be his big show. His friend Ryan Lochte may be the one to knock him off in an event, like the 200IM.
Stats:
- CLUB: Club Wolverine (CW-MI)
- DOB: Jun 30, 1985
- HEIGHT: 6' 4" (193.0 cm)
- WEIGHT: 185 lbs (83.9 kg)
- HOMETOWN: Baltimore, Md.
- RESIDENCE: Ann Arbor, Mich.
- COACHED BY: Bob Bowman
Personal Notes:
- High School: Towson HS '03
- College: Michigan
- College Major: Sport Management
- Parents: Fred and Debbie; father is a police officer, and mother is a Baltimore county middle school principal
- Sibling(s): Two older sisters (Hilary and Whitney); Whitney was a member of the 1995 World Championship team
- Nickname(s): MP
- Pet(s): One cat and an English bulldog, Herman
- Hobbies Outside the Pool: Playing video games, watching television
- Ultimate Way to Relax: Sleeping, watching SportsCenter
- Most Influential Person: Mother; “For EVERYTHING she has done for me.”
- Charities: Path Finders for Autism, spokesperson for Boys and Girls Club of America; has also volunteered motivating students in the Baltimore-area school system
- Sponsor(s): Speedo, VISA, Omega, PowerBar, Matsunichi, TV Asahi
- Training Stats: Swims 2-5 hours a day, 6-7 days a week
- Works as a volunteer assistant with the University of Michigan swim team
- Starred in a behind-the-scenes documentary entitled Unfiltered: The Story Behind the Rivalry with teammate and rival Ian Crocker that was released in October of 2005; Unfiltered was selected for the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival in New York
- after the 2004 Games in Athens, Phelps participated in a 14-city post-Olympic tour with fellow Olympic teammates Crocker and Lenny Krayzelburg in an effort to raise the profile of the sport of swimming
- co-authored a book with Sports Illustrated’s Brian Cazeneuve entitled, “Michael Phelps: Beneath the Surface”; it was released in the fall of 2004
- Favorites:
- U.S. city: Baltimore
- int'l destination: Australia
- music: all hip hop
- celebrity: Michael Jordan
