Today's topic of the week is about Michael Phelps. Over his career he has won 22 medals. 18 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze in the Olympics. He broke the the world record for having the most medals ever.
Early Life
Michael's real name is Michael Fred Phelps. He has two sisters and is the youngest. Their names are, Hilary and Whitney. He was born on June 30th, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1999 Michael made his first nationals B team. When Phelps was 15 he made his first Olympic team. He was the youngest boy to enter in 68 years. His supporting coach was Bob Bowman.
Swimming
Michael has won 22 medals. 18 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze. He became the first athlete to win eight gold medals in a single Olympics. In 2004 Michael signed a contract trying to beat Mark Spitz's record. Unfortunately, he got 6 gold medals not 7. In 2008, Beijing he had broke the record with 8 gold medals.
Inspiration
I decided to write about Michael Phelps because he is the greatest swimmer of all time. He inspires many people to work as hard as they can to their best ability. For the last four years Phelps has been in the water for almost every single day, training for the Olympics. Michael Phelps will continue to inspire kids to become as great as him!
Thank you for watching my blog on Michael Phelps!
Sources/refrences:
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/7/31/1343767778323/Michael-Phelps-005.jpg
http://www.biography.com/people/michael-phelps-345192
