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Michael Phelps is an American swimmer who is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 total medals. He holds the records for most Olympic gold medals at 23 and most gold medals won at a single Olympics with 8 in Beijing 2008. Phelps is considered the greatest swimmer of all time due to his numerous titles including 6 times named Swimmer of the Year and being named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 2008.

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Michael Phelps is an American swimmer who is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 total medals. He holds the records for most Olympic gold medals at 23 and most gold medals won at a single Olympics with 8 in Beijing 2008. Phelps is considered the greatest swimmer of all time due to his numerous titles including 6 times named Swimmer of the Year and being named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 2008.

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ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITECNICA DE CHIMBORAZO

INGENIERIA EN GESTION DE TRANSPORTE

NAME: Jessica Barragan


COURSE: First 3
DATE: November 28, 2017

BIOGRAPHY OF MICHAEL PHELPS

Michael Fred Phelps II4 (Baltimore, Maryland, June 30, 1985) is an American
swimmer5 and the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, with a total of 28
medals.6 Phelps also holds the records for the most Olympic medals of gold
(23), 13 gold medals in individual events and 15 Olympic medals in men's
events.
In the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, after winning eight gold medals, Phelps
was established as the highest gold medalist in a single edition of the games.
Five of those medals were in individual events. At the London 2012 Olympic
Games, Phelps won four gold medals and two silver medals, becoming the
athlete with the most medals for the games for the third time in a row.
The titles and records of Phelps have allowed him to be recognized as
Swimmer of the Year six times and American Swimmer of the Year eight times.
His Olympic performance in 2008 earned him the Sportsman of the Year award
given by Sports Illustrated magazine. And he is considered the best swimmer of
all time.
After the 2008 Olympic Games, Phelps started the Michael Phelps Foundation,
focused on the development of swimming and promoting healthy lifestyles.

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