Hestarted Michael Phelps Foundation after the 2008 Summer Olympics to promote swimming and healthier lifestyle. After the 2008 Summer Olympics, he became Sports Illustrated magazine’s Sportsman of the
Phelpss pursuit of Mark Spitz’s record of seven swimming gold medals in one Olympics remained alive with a little help from his mates. Lezak’s split of 46.06 seconds was the fastest anchorAftera stellar performance in the 2004 Olympic Games that included six gold and two bronze medals, Phelps was well on his way to breaking the all-time record for Olympic gold medals at the 2008
Phelpswent to Rio for his fifth Summer Olympics in 2016, continuing to win gold after gold. Here, he competes in the men’s 200m butterfly on August 9, 2016. Michael Phelps gold medalsPhelpsholding one of his Beijing medals. Image: Eric Draper. American swimmer Michael Phelps, 23, has set a new record for the most gold medals won in one Olympic games by winning his eighth gold Hemade his debut during the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia. 2008 in Beijing, China. Michael Phelps of the United States finished the race in first place in a time of 1:42.96 and wins
Itonly took 9.69 seconds, but Usain Bolt managed to steal Michael Phelps' thunder at the Beijing Olympics. Despite Phelps winning a staggering eight gold medals (five more than Bolt), none of