Beijing Olympic - Micheal Phelps

Micheal Phelps born in Baltimore, Maryland in year 1985
A world record holder in several events
He went a perfect 8 for 8 in this yr Bejing Olympic


10 Aug
4x100-meter Individual Medley
Gold (World Record)

11 Aug
4x100-meter Freestyle Relay
Gold (World Record)

12 Aug
200-meter Freestyle
Gold (World Record)

13 Aug
200-meter Butterfly
Gold (World Record)

13 Aug
4x200-meter Freestyle Relay
Gold (World Record)

15 Aug
200-meter Individual Medley
Gold (World Record)

16 Aug
100-meter Butterfly
Gold

17 Aug
4x100-meter Medley Relay
Gold (World Record)




When Micheal Phelps was only 15 years old,
He competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics,
placing fifth in the 200m butterfly.
The following year he broke the world record for the event,
becoming, at age 15 years 9 months,
the youngest male ever to set a swimming world record

His achievements :

2000 US Olympic Trials
200m fly (2nd)

2000 Sydney Olympics
200m fly (5th)

2001 World Championships
200m fly (1st) WR

2001 US Nationals
200m free (6th)
200m back (2nd)
100m fly (1st)
200m IM (1st)

2002 US Nationals
200m free (3rd)
100m fly (1st)
200m fly (1st)
200m IM (1st)
400m IM (1st) WR

2002 Pan Pacific Championships
200m fly (2nd)
200m IM (1st)
400m IM (1st)
4x200m free (2nd)
4x100m medley (1st) WR

2003 World Championships
100m fly (2nd)
200m fly (1st)
200m IM (1st) WR
400m IM (1st) WR
4x200m free (2nd)
4x100m medley (1st)

2003 US Nationals
100m free (1st)
200m free (1st) AR
400m (1st) AR
200m back (1st)
200m IM (1st) WR

2004 US Olympic Trials
200m free (1st)
200m back (2nd)
100m fly (2nd)
200m fly (1st)
200m IM (1st)
400m IM (1st) WR

2004 Athens Olympics
200m free bronze
100m fly gold
200m fly gold
200m IM gold
400m IM gold WR
4x100m free bronze
4x200m free gold
4x100m medley gold

2005 World Championships
100m free 7th
200m free 1st
400m free elim.
100m fly 2nd
200m IM 1st
4x100m free 1st
4x200m free 1st
4x100m medley 1st

2005 US Nationals
200m free 1st
200m fly 1st

2006 US Nationals
200m free 1st
200m back 2nd
100m fly 1st
200m fly 1st
200m IM 1st
400m IM 1st

2006 Pan Pacific Championships
100m back 2nd
200m fly 1st WR
200m IM 1st WR
400m IM 1st
4x100m free 1st WR
4x200m free

2007 World Championships
200m free 1st WR
100m fly 1st
200m fly 1st WR
200m IM 1st WR
400m IM 1st WR
4x100m free 1st
4x200m free 1st WR

2007 US Nationals
200m free 1st
400m free 3rd
100m back 1st
200m back 1st
200m breast 2nd in B final
100m fly 1st

2008 US Olympic Trials
100m free DNS,semifinal prelim time
200m free 1st
100m fly 1st
200m fly 1st
200m IM 1st WR
400m IM 1st WR

WR - World Record
WC - World Cup
AR - American Record



Wah... Damn strong huh? Is he a human?
I guess he had completed all the swimming events except 1500m Freestyle.
But if he took this up, he had to give up afew of the events.
Now He is worth abt $3 million *eyes widen*
but
in the reality the face of Olympic is probably worth 10 times of it each yr

Phelps, who became a professional swimmer at 16
and a millionaire by 18,
has sponsors, agents, lawyers, accountants, charities,
his own website in English and Chinese,
and even his own logo with a wave-like blue M and red P over his name.
Now He is my idol - 水怪



Ref : http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=136177
http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=2/bio/index.html
http://loverpearl.blogspot.com/2008/08/michael-phelps-billion-dollar-man.html