On June 29, , Phelps celebrated a huge comeback when he became the first American male swimmer to earn a spot on five Olympic teams. His then-girlfriend Nicole Johnson, their baby, Boomer, and Phelps' mother Debbie watched the Olympic legend break history from the stands in Rio. On August 7, , Phelps clinched his 19th Olympic gold medal in Rio swimming the second leg of the men's freestyle relay.
He went on to win gold in both the meter butterfly and in the 4xmeter freestyle relay along with Conor Dwyer, Townley Haas and Ryan Lochte. Phelps went on to compete in the meter individual medley, an event dubbed "the Duel in the Pool" because he faced off against friend, teammate and rival Ryan Lochte, the world record holder in the race.
Phelps dominated the race, winning gold in over a body-length at Lochte failed to medal. Phelps' victory made him the first swimmer to win four consecutive golds in the same event. Being able to finish how I won is just something very special to me and this is why you are seeing more and more emotion on the medal podium.
Phelps then competed in the meter butterfly, tying for the silver medal with Laszlo Cseh of Hungary and Chad le Clos of South Africa. Joseph Schooling of Singapore, a year-old swimmer who idolized Phelps when he was boy, won the gold.
In another emotional victory, Phelps took gold again in his final Olympic race, helping the U. Upon finishing, the most decorated Olympian in history received a standing ovation from the crowd. In a huddle with his teammates following the race, Phelps felt the emotion of the moment, according to the New York Times. Phelps has accumulated a total of 28 medals at the Olympic Summer Games in Athens, Beijing, London and Rio — 23 gold, three silver and two bronze — setting the record for the most medal wins by any Olympic athlete.
At the Olympic Games, he won one silver and five gold medals, becoming the oldest individual gold medalist in Olympic swimming history, as well as the first swimmer to win four consecutive golds in the same event, the meter individual medley.
Phelps has set 39 world records, the most of all time. And 24 years in the sport. I'm happy with how things finished," he said. I'm happy about it. I'm in a better state of mind this time than I was four years ago.
Phelps is just under 6 feet, 4 inches tall. He has a disproportionately large wingspan, reaching a bit less than 6 feet 7 inches from fingertip to fingertip, and a torso with measurements that are more common in a man who measures 6 feet 8 inches tall.
When he broke the world record in the meter butterfly at the World Championships, Phelps swam at an astonishingly speedy or at least by human standards 5. During an interview in the midst of the Beijing Summer Olympics, Phelps told NBC that he ate 12, calories per day to fuel his five-hour, six-days-per-week training leading up to the Games.
His diet reportedly consisted of hefty choices like two pounds of pasta and entire pizzas. The stories were just ridiculous. I was probably eating anywhere between like 8 to 10 [thousand] probably at my peak where I was really growing. The time Olympic medallist as said that he no plans to return to swimming, and is working as a mental health advocate post his retirement. In , Michael Phelps joined the board of Medibio, a company focused on the diagnosis of mental health disorders.
He has also paired with Colgate to advocate for water conservation, while teamed up with Talkspace, an app that helps connect users to licensed therapists. One of the major events for Michael Phelps in is the release of his documentary Weight of Gold.
The hour-long film sheds light on depression faced by athletes post Olympics. The Michael Phelps documentary is aimed to as a wake-up call to the U. Although he is no longer competing, Phelps' wellness routine involves exercising six or seven days a week: He lifts weights three days a week for 70 to 90 minutes with his wife, Nicole, and does cardio three to four days a week. Check out: There are 3 different types of burnout — these are the signs to look out for. Don't miss: The best credit cards for building credit of Skip Navigation.
Phelps made his mark on the Games starting over 20 years ago at the Sydney Olympics, when, at 15 years old, he became the youngest man on U. Olympic swim team in 68 years Ralph Flanagan was 13 at the Olympics.
In Sydney, his highest place was fifth in the meter butterfly — which would become his signature event — but that was the lowest Phelps would ever place in any Olympics. Through the next four Games, Phelps would medal in every event he competed in except one, which was a fourth-place finish in the m individual medley at the London Games.
Phelps called it quits after competing in the Rio Games. In his final Olympic race — the 4xm medley relay — the greatest swimmer of all time posted a He added six medals five golds to his overall total in Rio. Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, collecting 28 total medals in his career. Of those medals, 23 are gold, three are silver and two are bronze.
Twenty years ago, year-old Phelps set his first world record, swimming a
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