Michael Phelps
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{{Infobox Swimmer
| swimmername = Michael Phelps
| image =Michael Phelps Athens.jpg
| imagesize = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels -->
| caption = Michael Phelps in 2004.
| fullname = Michael Fred Phelps III
| nicknames = The Baltimore Bullet
| nationality = {{USA}}
| strokes = Butterfly, Individual Medley, Freestyle, Backstroke
| club = Club Wolverine,<br /> [[University of Michigan]]
| collegeteam =
| birthdate ={{birth date and age|1985|06|30}}
| birthplace =[[Baltimore, Maryland]], [[United States]]
| deathdate =
| deathplace =
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}
| weight = {{convert|195|lb|kg}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Swimming]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2004/schedules/117BySport.html |title=2004 Olympic Games swimming results |accessdate=2007-07-22 }}</ref>|[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics|100 m butterfly]]}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Athens|200 m butterfly}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Athens|200 m individual medley}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Athens|400 m individual medley}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Athens|4 x 200 m freestyle relay}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Athens|4 x 100 m medley relay}}
{{MedalBronze|2004 Athens|200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze|2004 Athens|4 x 100 m freestyle relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships - Long Course}}
{{MedalGold|[[2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]]|200 m butterfly}}
{{MedalGold|[[2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]]|200 m butterfly}}
{{MedalGold|[[2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]]|200 m individual medley}}
{{MedalGold|[[2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]]|400 m individual medley}}
{{MedalGold|[[2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]]|4 x 100 m medley relay}}
{{MedalGold|[[2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/events/WC/Montreal_2005/results/sw.php |title=Montreal 2005 Results |accessdate=2007-06-09 }}</ref>|200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|[[2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]]|200 m individual medley}}
{{MedalGold|[[2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]]|4 x 100 m freestyle relay}}
{{MedalGold|[[2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]]|4 x 200 m freestyle relay}}
{{MedalGold|[[2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]]|4 x 100 m medley relay}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming|2007 Melbourne]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/events/WC/Melbourne_2007/results/swimming.php |title=12th FINA World Championships |accessdate=2007-06-09 }}</ref>|200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming|2007 Melbourne]]|100 m butterfly}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming|2007 Melbourne]]|200 m butterfly}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming|2007 Melbourne]]|200 m individual medley}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming|2007 Melbourne]]|400 m individual medley}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming|2007 Melbourne]]|4 x 100 m freestyle relay}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming|2007 Melbourne]]|4 x 200 m freestyle relay}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]]|100 m butterfly}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]]|4 x 200 m freestyle relay}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]]|100 m butterfly}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships - Short Course}}
{{MedalGold|[[2004 FINA Short Course World Championships|2004 Indianapolis]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/events/SW/SWC(25m)/Indianapolis_2004/results/pdf/Results_2004_World_Short_Course_25m_Indianapolis.pdf |title=7th FINA World Championships - 25m Indianapolis 2004 |accessdate=2007-07-24 }}</ref>|200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2002 Yokohama]] | 200 m individual medley}}
{{MedalGold| [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2002 Yokohama]] | 400 m individual medley}}
{{MedalGold| [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2002 Yokohama]] | 4 x 100 m medley relay}}
{{MedalGold| [[2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2006 Victoria]] | 200 m butterfly}}
{{MedalGold| [[2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2006 Victoria]] | 200 m individual medley}}
{{MedalGold| [[2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2006 Victoria]] | 400 m individual medley}}
{{MedalGold| [[2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2006 Victoria]] | 4 x 100 m freestyle relay}}
{{MedalGold| [[2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2006 Victoria]] | 4 x 200 m freestyle relay}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2002 Yokohama]] | 200 m butterfly}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2002 Yokohama]] | 4 x 200 m freestyle relay}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2006 Victoria]] | 200 m backstroke}}
}}
{{for|the American biophysicist|Michael E. Phelps}}
'''Michael Phelps''' (born [[June 30]], [[1985]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]) is an [[United States of America|American]] [[swimming|swimmer]] who holds World Records in several events. Phelps won eight medals at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], six of which were gold, which tied the record for medals at a single Olympics, a record that had been held by [[Alexander Dityatin]] since 1980.<ref>[http://www.kiat.net/olympics/facts.html Facts & figures]</ref> Phelps's international titles, along with his various world records, have resulted in his being named [[Swimming World Swimmers of the Year|World Swimmer of the Year]] in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007.
==Career==
===Early years===
As a young teenager, Phelps trained at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, under coach [[Bob Bowman (coach)|Bob Bowman]]. At the age of 15, Phelps competed at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]] as the youngest American male swimmer at an Olympic Games in 68 years. While he did not win a medal, he was fifth in the 200 m Butterfly. Phelps proceeded to make a name for himself in swimming shortly thereafter. Five months after the Sydney Olympics, Phelps broke the world record in the 200 m butterfly to become, at 15 years and 9 months, the youngest man ever to set a swimming world record.<ref>{{cite news|author=Paul McMullen|title=Phelps marks his time Swimming: Towson High's Michael Phelps now counts a butterfly world record, as well as his participation in the 2000 Olympics, as his biggest thrills|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=2001-05-09|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/72658167.html?dids=72658167:72658167&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT |accessdate=2008-01-26 }}</ref> He then broke his own record again at the World Championships in [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], [[Japan]] (1:54.58). At the [[2002]] Summer Nationals in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]], Phelps also broke the world record for the 400 m [[individual medley]] and set American marks in the 100 m butterfly and the 200 m individual medley.
In 2003, Phelps broke his own world record in the 400 m individual medley (4:09.09) and in June, he broke the world record in the 200 m [[individual medley]] (1:56.04). Then on [[July 7]], [[2004]], Phelps broke his own world record again in the 400 m individual medley (4:08.41) during the U.S. trials for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]].
In 2004, Phelps left North Baltimore Aquatic Club with Bob Bowman to train at the [[University of Michigan]] for Club Wolverine.
===2004 Summer Olympic Games===
''{{seealso|Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics}}''
Phelps' dominance has brought comparisons to former swimming great [[Mark Spitz]],<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article1582244.ece Mark Spitz compared with Phelps]</ref> who won seven gold medals in the [[1972 Summer Olympics]], a world record. Phelps tied Mark Spitz's record of four gold medals won in single person events. Phelps had the chance to break Spitz's record of 7 total gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics by competing in eight swimming events (5 of which were individual events): the 200 m freestyle, the 100 m butterfly, the 200 m butterfly, the 200 m individual medley, the 400 m individual medley, the 4x100 m freestyle relay, 4x200 m freestyle relay, and the 4x100 m medley relay. However, his 4x100 m freestyle relay team only won the bronze medal, and he personally placed for bronze in the 200 m freestyle. Thus, he fell short of that record. However, he did win eight medals in one Olympics, a feat only achieved by [[Alexander Dityatin]], a gymnast, in the [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympics]] in Moscow.
Had he won seven golds, he would have been eligible for a [[United States dollar|US$]]1 million bonus from his sponsor, [[Speedo]].<ref>[http://promomagazine.com/othertactics/marketing_speedo_strikes_endorsement/ $1 million endorsement]</ref></br>
Phelps does, however, have another chance at this $1 million should he win seven or more golds at the [[2008 Olympic Games]] in [[Beijing]].
On [[August 14]], [[2004]], he won his first Olympic gold, in the 400 m individual medley, setting another new world record (4:08.26). On [[August 16]] he was beaten by the Australian winner [[Ian Thorpe]] and the Dutch [[Pieter van den Hoogenband]] in 200 m freestyle final, called the ''race of the century''.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/3571978.stm Race of the Century]</ref>
On [[August 20]], in the 100 m butterfly final, Phelps defeated American teammate [[Ian Crocker]] (who holds the world record in the event) by just 0.04 seconds. Traditionally, the Olympian who places highest in an individual event will be automatically given the corresponding leg of the 4x100 m medley relay. This gave Phelps an automatic entry into the medley relay but he deferred and Crocker swam instead. The American medley team went on to win the event in world record time, and, since he had raced in a preliminary heat of the medley relay, Phelps was also awarded a gold medal along with the team members that competed in the final.
===Recent years===
Phelps moved to [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]] following the 2004 Olympics when his longtime coach at the North Baltimore Athletic Club, [[Bob Bowman (coach)|Bob Bowman]], became head coach of the [[University of Michigan swimming|University of Michigan swimming team]]. Phelps served as a volunteer assistant coach, but did not swim for the university's team in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] competition because of his loss of amateur status, having accepted endorsement money from his sponsors [[Speedo]], [[Visa (company)|Visa]], [[Omega SA|Omega]], and [[PowerBar]].<ref>[http://www.olympic-usa.org/73_31263.htm United States Olympic Committee - SWIMMING: Matsunichi Signs Global Endorsement Contract with Michael Phelps</ref> Instead, he trains with and competes for Club Wolverine, a [[USA Swimming]] club affiliated with the university.
At the [[Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships|2007 Worlds]], Phelps won 7 gold medals, tying the record, and broke 5 world records.
He co-founded the "Swim with the Stars" program, along with [[Ian Crocker]] and [[Lenny Krayzelburg]], a program which promotes swimming and conducts camps for swimmers of all ages.
==Personal life==
Phelps grew up in the [[Rodgers Forge]] neighborhood of [[Baltimore, Maryland]], and graduated from [[Towson High School]] in 2003. His father, Fred Phelps, worked with the [[Maryland State Police]] and his mother, Debbie Davisson Phelps, is a middle school principal.<ref>{{cite web|title=USA Swimming — Michael Phelps|publisher=U.S. Olympic Committee|date=2008|url=http://swimming.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/900|accessdate=2008-06-26}}</ref> The two divorced in 1994. Michael has two older sisters, Whitney and Hilary. Both of them were swimmers as well, with Whitney coming close to making the U.S. Team for the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] before injuries derailed her career.
In his youth, Michael was diagnosed with [[ADHD| Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder]] (ADHD). He started swimming at age seven, partly because of the influence of his sisters and partly to provide him with an outlet for his restless energy. He blossomed quickly as a swimmer, and by the age of 10 held a national record for his age group. More age group records followed, and Michael's rapid improvement culminated in his qualifying for the 2000 Summer Olympics at the age of 15.<ref>Paul McMullen, ''Amazing Pace: The Story of Olympic Champion Michael Phelps from Sydney to Athens to Bejing.'' New York: Rodale, Inc., 2006.</ref>
In November 2004, Phelps was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in [[Salisbury, Maryland]]. He pleaded guilty to [[driving while impaired]] the following month and was granted probation before judgment and ordered to serve 18 months probation, fined $250, obligated to speak against drinking and driving to high school students, and had to attend a [[Mothers Against Drunk Driving]] (MADD) meeting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/08/national/main654380.shtml|title=Olympic Champ Sentenced For DUI|publisher=CBS News|date=2004-12-29|accessdate=2008-02-14}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/men/sports_60/81_michael_phelps.html|title=Michael Phelps|publisher=Ask Men|date=|accessdate=20080525}}</ref>
Between 2004–2008, Phelps attended the [[University of Michigan]] in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]], studying sports marketing and management. In May 2008, Phelps said he intends to return to Baltimore following the 2008 Olympics, joining Bob Bowman there when he leaves the University of Michigan, saying, "I'm not going to swim for anybody else. I think we can both help the North Baltimore Athletic Club go further. I'm definitely going to be in [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] next year." The club has announced that Bowman is leaving the University of Michigan to become the club's CEO.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kevin Van Valkenburg|title=Phelps returns to attend NBAC fundraiser|date=2008-05-11|publisher=''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/olympics/bal-sp.phelps11may11,0,5961738.story |accessdate=2008-05-26 }}</ref>
==Major achievements==
===International events===
{| class=wikitable
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!Year
!Meet
!Venue
!Distance
!Event
!Result
|-
| [[2001]]
|[[2001 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]] (LC)
|[[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], [[Japan]]
|200 m
|[[Butterfly stroke|Butterfly]]
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (WR)
|-
|rowspan="5" | [[2002]]
|rowspan="5" | [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]
|rowspan="5" | [[Yokohama]], [[Japan]]
|200 m
|Butterfly
|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd
|-
|200 m
|Individual [[Medley swimming|Medley]]
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|-
|400 m
|Individual Medley
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|-
|4 x 200 m
|[[Freestyle swimming|Freestyle]] Relay
|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd
|-
|4 x 100 m
|Medley Relay
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (WR)
|-
|rowspan="6" | [[2003]]
|rowspan="6" | [[2003 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]] (LC)
|rowspan="6" | [[Barcelona, Spain|Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
|100 m
|Butterfly
|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd
|-
|200 m
|Butterfly
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (WR)
|-
|200 m
|Individual Medley
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (WR)
|-
|400 m
|Individual Medley
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (WR)
|-
|4 x 200 m
|Freestyle Relay
|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd (AR)
|-
|4 x 100 m
|Medley Relay
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|-
|rowspan="9" | [[2004]]
|rowspan="8" | [[2004 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
|rowspan="8" | [[Athens, Greece|Athens]], [[Greece]]
|200 m
|Freestyle
|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd (AR)
|-
|100 m
|Butterfly
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (OR)
|-
|200 m
|Butterfly
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (OR)
|-
|200 m
|Individual Medley
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (OR)
|-
|400 m
|Individual Medley
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (WR)
|-
|4 x 100 m
|Medley Relay
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|-
|4 x 100 m
|Freestyle Relay
|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd
|-
|4 x 200 m
|Freestyle Relay
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (AR)
|-
|[[2004 FINA Short Course World Championships|World Championships]] (SC)
|[[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|200 m
|Freestyle
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|-
|rowspan="6" | [[2005]]
|rowspan="6" | [[2005 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]] (LC)
|rowspan="6" | [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
|200 m
|Freestyle
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|-
|100 m
|Butterfly
|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd
|-
|200 m
|Individual Medley
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|-
|4 x 100 m
|Medley Relay
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|-
|4 x 100 m
|Freestyle Relay
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|-
|4 x 200 m
|Freestyle Relay
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|-
|rowspan="6" | [[2006]]
|rowspan="6" | [[2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]
|rowspan="6" | [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]
|200 m
|[[Backstroke]]
|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd
|-
|200 m
|Butterfly
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (WR)
|-
|200 m
|Individual Medley
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (WR)
|-
|400 m
|Individual Medley
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|-
|4 x 100 m
|Freestyle Relay
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (WR)
|-
|4 x 200 m
|Freestyle Relay
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (AR)
|-
|rowspan="7" | [[2007]]
|rowspan="7" | [[Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]] (LC)
|rowspan="7" | [[Melbourne, Victoria, Australia|Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]
|4 x 100 m
|Freestyle Relay
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|-
|4 x 200 m
|Freestyle Relay
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (WR)
|-
|200 m
|Freestyle
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (WR)
|-
|200 m
|Butterfly
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (WR)
|-
|200 m
|Individual Medley
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (WR)
|-
|100 m
|Butterfly
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|-
|400 m
|Individual Medley
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st (WR)
|}
<small>LC: long course - 50 m pool; SC: short course - 25 m pool.</small>
===U.S. national titles===
With 38 national titles as of [[2007]], Phelps is beginning to approach the record of 48 held by [[Tracy Caulkins]].
Meters Nationals (38+5):
:50 m free (1): '07 SCN
:100 m free (4): '07 WIN, '05 SPG, '04 SPG, '03 SUM
:200 m free (7): '07 SUM (US), '06 SUM, '05 SUM, '05 SPG, '04 SPG, '03 SUM (AR), '03 SPG
:400 m free (2): '05 SPG, '03 SUM (AR)
:100 m back (1): '07 SUM (US)
:200 m back (4): '07 SUM (US), '04 SPG, '03 SUM, '03 SPG
:100 m fly (7): '07 SUM, '06 SUM, '05 SPG, '04 SPG (US), '03 SPG, '02 SUM (AR), ’01 SUM
:200 m fly (4): '06 SUM, '05 SUM, '02 SUM (US), '01 SPG (WR)
:200 m IM (6): '06 SUM, '05 SPG, '04 SPG, '03 SUM (WR), '02 SUM (AR), ’01 SUM
:400 m IM (2): '06 SUM, '02 SUM (WR)
:4 x 100 m medley (2): '07 SUM, '06 SUM
:4 x 100 m free (2): '07 SUM, '05 SUM
:4 x 200 m free (1): '05 SUM (US)
Yards Nationals (2+1):
:100 yd free (1): '07 SCYN
:200 yd free (1): '07 SCYN
:4 x 200 yd free (1): '07 SCYN (AR)
* Relays do not count as individual national titles.
* USA Swimming is currently in the process of moving away from having 2 National Championships per year to only 1. As a result, he has not and may not attend many more Spring Nationals.
==Records and Rankings==
===Currently held records===
{| class=wikitable
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!Record
!Distance
!Event
!Time
!Location
!Date
|-
|rowspan="6" | '''World'''
|200 m (lc)
|Freestyle
|1:43.86
|Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
|[[2007]], [[March 27]]
|-
|200 m (lc)
|Butterfly
|1:52.09
|Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
|[[2007]], [[March 28]]
|-
|200 m (lc)
|Individual Medley
|1:54.80
|Omaha, Nebraska, USA
|[[2008]], [[July 4]]
|-
|400 m (lc)
|Individual Medley
|4:05.25
|Omaha, Nebraska, USA
|[[2008]], [[June 29]]
|-
|4 x 100 m (lc)
|Freestyle Relay
|3:12.46
|Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
|[[2006]], [[August 19]]
|-
|4 x 200 m (lc)
|Freestyle Relay
|7:03.24
|Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
|[[2007]], [[March 30]]
|-
|rowspan="5" | '''American'''
|200 m (sc)
|Freestyle
|1:43.78
|East Meadow, New York, USA
|[[2006]], [[February 4]]
|-
|200 m (sc)
|Butterfly
|1:52.27
|Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
|[[2003]], [[November 28]]
|-
|200yd
|Freestyle
|1:32.08
|Austin, Texas, USA
|[[2005]], [[March 3]]
|-
|200yd
|Butterfly
|1:39.70
|Austin, Texas, USA
|[[2006]], [[March 4]]
|-
|400yd
|Individual Medley
|3:36.26
|Austin, Texas, USA
|[[2006]], [[March 3]]
|-
|rowspan="13" | '''Set in US'''
|200 m (lc)
|Freestyle
|1:44.10
|Omaha, Nebraska, USA
|[[2008]], [[July 1]]
|-
|200 m (lc)
|Backstroke
|1:54.65
|Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
|[[2007]], [[August 1]]
|-
|200 m (lc)
|Butterfly
|1:52.20
|Omaha, Nebraska, USA
|[[2008]][[July 3]]
|-
|200 m (lc)
|Individual Medley
|1:55.94
|College Park, Maryland, USA
|[[2003]][[August 9]]
|-
|4 x 200 m (lc)
|Freestyle Relay
|7:12.35
|Irvine, California, USA
|[[2005]][[August 5]]
|-
|200 m (sc)
|Freestyle
|1:43.78
|East Meadow, New York, USA
|[[2006]], [[February 4]]
|-
|400 m (sc)
|Individual Medley
|4:03.99
|East Meadow, New York, USA
|[[2006]][[February 3]]
|-
|200yd
|Butterfly
|1:39.70
|Austin, Texas, USA
|[[2006]], [[March 4]]
|-
|400yd
|Individual Medley
|3:36.26
|Austin, Texas, USA
|[[2006]], [[March 3]]
|}
===World records set by Phelps===
With 25 world records (22 individual + 3 relay) as of [[July 4]], [[2008]], Phelps is beginning to approach the record held by [[Mark Spitz]] of 33 world records (26 individual + 7 relay). All of the records were set in a long course (50 meter) pool.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!No.
!Distance
!Event
!Time
!Location
!Date
|-
|1
|200 m
|[[World record progression 200 metres butterfly|Butterfly]]
|1:54.92
|Austin, Texas, USA
|[[2001]], [[March 30]]
|-
|2
|200 m
|Butterfly (2)
|1:54.58
|Fukuoka, Japan
|[[2001]], [[July 24]]
|-
|3
|400 m
|[[World record progression 400 metres medley|Individual Medley]]
|4:11.09
|Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
|[[2002]], [[August 15]]
|-
|4
|4x100 m
|Medley Relay{{ref label|a|a|a}}
|3:33.48
|Yokohama, Japan
|[[2002]], [[August 29]]
|-
|5
|400 m
|Individual Medley (2)
|4:10.73
|Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
|[[2003]], [[April 6]]
|-
|6
|200 m
|[[World record progression 200 metres medley|Individual Medley]]
|1:57.94
|Santa Clara, California, USA
|[[2003]], [[June 29]]
|-
|7
|200 m
|Butterfly (3)
|1:53.93
|Barcelona, Spain
|[[2003]], [[July 22]]
|-
|8
|200 m
|Individual Medley (2)
|1:57.52
|Barcelona, Spain
|[[2003]], [[July 24]]
|-
|9
|100 m
|[[World record progression 100 metres butterfly|Butterfly]]
|51.47
|Barcelona, Spain
|[[2003]], [[July 25]]
|-
|10
|200 m
|Individual Medley (3)
|1:56.04
|Barcelona, Spain
|[[2003]], [[July 25]]
|-
|11
|400 m
|Individual Medley (3)
|4:09.09
|Barcelona, Spain
|[[2003]], [[July 27]]
|-
|12
|200 m
|Individual Medley (4)
|1:55.94
|College Park, Maryland, USA
|[[2003]], [[August 9]]
|-
|13
|400 m
|Individual Medley (4)
|4:08.41
|Long Beach, California, USA
|[[2004]], [[July 7]]
|-
|14
|400 m
|Individual Medley (5)
|4:08.26
|Athens, Greece
|[[2004]], [[August 14]]
|-
|15
|200 m
|Butterfly (4)
|1:53.80
|Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
|[[2006]], [[August 17]]
|-
|16
|4x100 m
|Freestyle Relay{{ref label|b|b|b}}
|3:12.46
|Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
|[[2006]], [[August 19]]
|-
|17
|200 m
|Individual Medley (5)
|1:55.84
|Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
|[[2006]], [[August 20]]
|-
|18
|200 m
|Butterfly (5)
|1:53.71
|Columbia, Missouri, USA
|[[2007]], [[February 17]]
|-
|19
|200 m
|[[World record progression 200 metres freestyle|Freestyle]]
|1:43.86
|Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
|[[2007]], [[March 27]]
|-
|20
|200 m
|Butterfly (6)
|1:52.09
|Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
|[[2007]], [[March 28]]
|-
|21
|200 m
|Individual Medley (6)
|1:54.98
|Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
|[[2007]], [[March 29]]
|-
|22
|4x200 m
|Freestyle Relay{{ref label|c|c|c}}
|7:03.24
|Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
|[[2007]], [[March 30]]
|-
|23
|400 m
|Individual Medley (6)
|4:06.22
|Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
|[[2007]], [[April 1]]
|-
|24
|400 m
|Individual Medley (7)
|4:05.25
|Omaha, Nebraska, USA
|[[2008]], [[June 29]]
|-
|25
|200 m
|Individual Medley (7)
|1:54.80
|Omaha, Nebraska, USA
|[[2008]], [[July 4]]
|}
:{{note label|a|a|a}} with [[Aaron Peirsol]], [[Brendan Hansen]] and [[Jason Lezak]]
:{{note label|b|b|b}} with [[Neil Walker]], [[Cullen Jones]] and Jason Lezak
:{{note label|c|c|c}} with [[Ryan Lochte]], [[Klete Keller]] and [[Peter Vanderkaay]]
=== Best Times and All-Time Event Rankings ===
{| class=wikitable
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!Event
!Best Time
!All-Time American Rank
!All-Time World Rank
!Top 10 Swims All-Time
|-
|
|
|Long Course Meters
|
|
|-
|100m Freestyle
|47.92
|#3
|#6
|-
|200m Freestyle
|1:43.86
|#1
|#1
|#1, #8 (1:44,98)
|-
|400m Freestyle
|3:46.73
|#5
|#20
|
|-
|100m Backstroke
|53.01
|#2
|#2
|#2, Tie-#3 ([[Aaron Peirsol]], 53.17)
|-
|200m Backstroke
|1:54.65
|#3
|#3
|#3
|-
|100m Butterfly
|50.77
|#2
|#2
|#3, #7 (51.10), #8 (51.15), Tie-#10 ([[Ian Crocker]], 51.25)
|-
|200m Butterfly
|1:52.09
|#1
|#1
|#1, #2 (1:53.31), #3 (1:53.80), #4 (1:53.93), #5 (1:54.04), #7 (1:54.31), #8 (1:54.32), #9 (1:54.35)
|-
|200m Individual Medley
|1:54.98
|#1
|#1
|#1, #2 (1:55.84), #3 (1:55.94), #4 (1:56.04), #7 (1:56.50), #8 (1:56.68), #9 (1:56.71)
|-
|400m Individual Medley
|4:05.25
|#1
|#1
|#1, #3(4:06.22) #5(4:08.26), #6(4:08.41), #7 (4:09.09)
|-
|
|
|Short Course Yards
|
|
|-
|100yd Freestyle
|41.93
|#5
|#9
|
|-
|200yd Freestyle
|1:32.08
|#1
|#2
|#2, #3 (1:32.13), #6 (1:32.43)
|-
|500yd Freestyle
|4:10.43
|#5
|#5
|#7
|-
|100yd Backstroke
|45.50
|#7
|#8
|
|-
|200yd Backstroke
|1:41.55
|#21
|#23
|
|-
|100yd Butterfly
|45.40
|#4
|#6
|
|-
|200yd Butterfly
|1:39.70
|#1
|#1
|#1, #2 (1:41.72), #6 (1:42.10)
|-
|200yd Individual Medley
|1:41.30
|#2
|#2
|#3, #4 (1:41.32), #9 (1:42.78)
|-
|400yd Individual Medley
|3:36.26
|#1
|#1
|#1, #9 (3:39.61)
|}
==See also==
* [[World record progression 200 metres freestyle]]
* [[World record progression 100 metres butterfly]]
* [[World record progression 200 metres butterfly]]
* [[World record progression 200 metres medley]]
* [[World record progression 400 metres medley]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{commonscat|Michael Phelps}}
* [http://www.michaelphelps.com/ Michael Phelps official web site]
* [http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/DesktopModules/BioViewManaged.aspx?personid=4beec290-d7ae-483d-a512-36b18a4e022a&TabId=388&Mid=597 Biography at USA Swimming]
* [http://swimming.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/900 Official U.S. Olympic Team bio], with links to photo galleries and Q&As
* [http://www.time.com/time/2004/olympics/strokebystroke/ Stroke by Stroke]: How Michael Phelps turbocharged his repertoire (photos).
* [http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-katie-hoff-michael-phelps-080630-ht,0,2527304.story] Michael Phelps breaks his own 400m IM record.
* {{imdb name|id=1711727|name=Michael Phelps}}
* Videos & Results on [http://www.swimpassion.net/Athletes/michaelphelps.html SwimPassion.net]
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{{succession box|before={{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jani Sievinen]]|title=[[World record progression 200 metres medley|Men's 200 metre individual medley<br />world record holder (long course)]]|years=[[June 29]], [[2003]] – present|after=Incumbent
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{{succession box|before={{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Serdinov]]|title=[[World record progression 100 metres butterfly|Men's 100 metre butterfly<br />world record holder (long course)]]|years=[[July 25]], [[2003]] – [[July 26]], [[2003]]|after={{flagicon|USA}} [[Ian Crocker]]}}
{{succession box|before={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ian Thorpe]]|title=[[World record progression 200 metres freestyle|Men's 200 metre freestyle<br />world record holder (long course)]]|years=[[March 27]], [[2007]] – present|after=Incumbent
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