Michael Phelps

Who they were

Michael Fred Phelps II is an American former competitive swimmer. He won more Olympic medals than any other athlete, a total of 28 medals across four Olympic Games. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16). At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Phelps tied the record of eight medals of any color at a single Games, held by gymnast Alexander Dityatin, by winning six gold and two bronze medals.

Early life

Educated at: Towson High School, Dumbarton Middle School, and University of Michigan.

Early life and education Phelps was born in Baltimore , Maryland, [ 1 ] and raised in the Rodgers Forge neighborhood of nearby Towson . [ 2 ] Phelps is the youngest of three children. His mother, Deborah Sue "Debbie" Phelps ( née Davisson), is a middle school principal. [ 3 ] His father, Michael Fred Phelps, was a retired Maryland State Trooper who played football in high school and college and tried out for the Washington Redskins in the 1970s. [ 3 ] [ 4 ]

Path and career

Awards / honours: Associated Press Athlete of the Year and Associated Press Athlete of the Year.

Why this date

Michael Phelps appears on our June 30 calendar for 1985 as a birth entry.