Michael Phelps
Swimmer

BIRTHDAY: June 30, 1985
BIRTHPLACE: Maryland
AGE: 29 years old
BIRTH SIGN: Cancer

Facts about Michael Phelps

ABOUT

He won eight gold medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympics and became the most decorated Olympic athlete after winning his 22nd medal in 2012.

BEFORE FAME

He began swimming to burn off excess energy when he was seven, and was diagnosed with ADHD when he was ten.

TRIVIA

He became the youngest male to make the U.S. swim team in 68 years, and revealed that he ate 12,000 calories each day during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

FAMILY LIFE

He got engaged to Nicole Johnson in 2015. He grew up in a house of women: his mom, Debbie, and his sisters, Whitney and Hilary. His parents divorced in 1994 and his father remarried in 2000.

ASSOCIATED WITH

He destroyed the Olympic records held by Mark Spitz and finished his Olympic career with an amazing eighteen Gold medals.

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