Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 standing at 1.94m and weighing 90kg. He was a member of the United States in RIO2016 and compete in 6 different categories in swimming.
- Men’s 100m butterfly
- Men’s 200m butterfly
- Men’s 200m Individual Medley
- Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
- Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
- Men’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay
For all the 6 category, he won 5 Gold medals and only 1 silver in Men’s 100m butterfly category in short, in every category he snatches a medal in RIO2016 Olympic held Rio de Jenero, he has now a total of 28 medals 23 of them is Gold in his 5 Olympic stints. The 31 year old swimmer is the most decorated athlete in Rio2016 Olympic. He is now planning for retirement. As he said in an interview “I feel fulfilled,”It was what I wanted. I was able to dedicate myself to this last comeback and that was it. One last hurrah. Looking back, it happened exactly how I wanted it to and exactly how it should have. Now I can hang up my suit and be happy with retiring.
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You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. I think your mind really controls everything.
Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.
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