[273], As a teenager, Phelps idolized Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe and modeled his public image after Thorpe. Michael Phelps is arguably the greatest Olympian ever. Phelps's international titles and record-breaking performances have earned him the World Swimmer of the Year Award eight times and American Swimmer of the Year Award eleven times, as well as the FINA Swimmer of the Year Award in 2012 and 2016. The athletic great described how he would fall into a state of despair after the highs of his Olympic victories, often seeking to medicate himself through drugs or alcohol. [200], In his fourth event, the 200-meter individual medley, Phelps again finished second to Lochte in a personal best of 1:54.16, which was 0.16 behind Lochte who swam a new world record. Shortly after completing the semi-finals of the 100-meter butterfly, Phelps competed in the 4200-meter freestyle relay with Peter Vanderkaay, Ricky Berens, and Ryan Lochte. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. [45] At the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Phelps broke his own world record in the 200-meter butterfly while en route to become a world champion for the first time. Bowman said, "It took me five years to get Michael from 1:46 to 1:42 and this guy has done it in 11 months. [31], Phelps has trained under Bob Bowman since he was 11 years old. In another emotional victory, Phelps took gold again in his final Olympic race, helping the U.S. team take the top spot in the 4x100-meter medley relay with teammates Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller and Nathan Adrian. [267], Bob Bowman described Phelps as "a solitary man"[268] with a "rigid focus"[18] at the pool prior to a race, but afterward "a man incredibly invested in the success of the people he cares about". At the 2012 Olympics in London, Phelps had a disappointing start, failing to medal in his first event, the 400-metre IM. In the 200-meter individual medley, Phelps won with a time of 1:59.70. Also, he became the second male swimmer ever to win more than two individual titles at a single Games with four, tying Spitz's four from 1972. The two events in Athens, in which Phelps took bronze medals, were 200-meter freestyle and the 4-by-100-meter freestyle relay. He was the first American male swimmer to earn a spot on five Olympic teams and also made history as the oldest individual gold medalist in Olympic swimming history at the age of 28. "When we come home from it, you know, they're like, kind of, 'OK, check. [281][282], At age 19 in November 2004, Phelps was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Salisbury, Maryland. "[264] The game received a lukewarm review from ABC News, which observed that "the title would have been better as cheap downloadable content or packaged in a larger Olympic sports world. [284] When Phelps was later asked about the incident by Matt Lauer on the Today Show, he said that he had "let a lot of people in the country down". He has competed in the Summer Olympic games in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. [66] Two days later, in the 200-meter freestyle, Phelps won with a time of 1:46.27, finishing sixth-tenths of a second ahead of Klete Keller. [180] The victory prompted a fierce celebration from Phelps. His retirement came just days after finishing his fifth Olympics with five golds and a silver medal. [169] In his second event, the 200-meter butterfly, Phelps easily won with a time of 1:52.76, 0.88 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. In October of that year, he was suspended by USA Swimming for six months after he was charged with driving under the influence, his second such arrest; the first had occurred in 2004. He also claimed gold in the 200-metre IM, becoming the first male swimmer to win the same individual event at three consecutive Olympics; he later won the 100-metre butterfly for the third consecutive time. Still, it became a job, he said at an event in New York City. [118] In his fifth event, the 4100-meter freestyle relay, Phelps, along with Neil Walker, Cullen Jones, and Jason Lezak, won the gold medal with a world-record time 3:12.46. All told, Phelps set world records in all but one (the 100-metre butterfly) of his eight gold medal-winning events. I'm happy with how things finished," he said. In the 200-meter butterfly, Phelps led from start to finish, coming in first with a time of 1:54.11. For the 2017's Shark Week, Michael Phelps raced several breeds of sharks. [231] Phelps achieved a split time of 47.12, the fourth-fastest of the field (the three fastest times were posted by the team anchors),[231] which was also faster than any of his relay splits at the last three Olympics. 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"As a kid, I wanted to do something that no one had ever done before, and I'm enjoying it. Phelps then won his sixth gold of the Beijing Games by breaking his own world record in the 200-metre IM. ; Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images, Michael Phelps competing in the final of the Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay on day 2 of the Rio Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 7, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [240] (Federica Pellegrini would be the second swimmer to do so at the 2020 Olympics.) Info. "[220], In April 2014, Phelps announced he would come out of retirement, and would enter an event later that month. He out-touched Lszl Cseh by 0.07 seconds in his heat to qualify last for the final, locking out Cseh. No doubt about it, Michael Phelps has made waves in his chosen sport. Where's the next person? And I think it's sad.". On August 7, 2016, Phelps clinched his 19th Olympic gold medal in Rio swimming the second leg of the men's 400 freestyle relay. 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