Michael Fred Phelps II [5] (born June 30, 1985) [6] is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time [7] with a total of 28 medals. [8]

Apr 2, 2014 · Michael Phelps is an American swimmer who holds the record for the most Olympics medals won by any athlete at 28, including 23 gold medals and 13 individual golds. Phelps...

Jan 16, 2025 · Michael Phelps is an American swimmer, who is the most-decorated athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals, which include a record 23 gold. At the 2008 Games in Beijing, he became the first athlete to win eight gold medals at a single Olympics.

Jul 27, 2024 · For years, Michael Phelps' identity was as a dominant swimmer. The American was a force to be reckoned with in the pool, and there were not many that could keep up with the speedster. The...

Jan 19, 2024 · Michael Phelps is widely regarded as the greatest athlete to ever compete in the Olympics, and his jaw-dropping accomplishments quickly make the case. Phelps has won 28...

Jul 22, 2021 · Michael Phelps is arguably the greatest Olympian of all time by sheer number of Olympic medals won. His 28 medals spanning five Games is unrivaled, and no other Olympic...

Sep 11, 2020 · We all know and love Michael Phelps. He’s the most decorated Olympian in history, with 28 medals…23 of them gold. His career spanned five Games — two decades of dominance. You’re probably curious, what did Phelps do to become the greatest swimmer the world has ever seen?

Michael Phelps is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most celebrated swimmer and the most decorated Olympian in the history of Olympics. Thanks to his unwavering determination and rock-solid focus, Phelps went on to make history in the world of swimming.

When American swimmer Michael Phelps, age 23, won his eighth gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing—breaking the record for most golds garnered at a single Games, set by another U.S. swimmer, Mark Spitz, at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich—the feat was hailed as one of the greatest individual achievements in sports history, and ...

All told, Phelps captured 28 Olympic medals during his illustrious career, 10 more than the second-most ever. Of that total, Phelps won 23 gold medals, 14 more than the second-most in history. His career featured 33 medals from the World Championships and 21 medals from the Pan Pacific Championships, along with an incredible 39 world records.