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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Did you know that Phelps took the record for the most first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games?

Did you know that Michael Fred Phelps II is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals?

Did you know that Phelps holds the all-time records for 18 gold medals , and 11Olympic medals in individual events for a male (13).

Did you know that in 2008 Beijing Games Phelps won eight gold medals?

Did you know that Phelps took the record for the most first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games?

Did you know that five of those victories were in individual events, tying the single Games record?

Did you know that in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won four golds and two silver medals?

Did you know that Phelps is the long course world record holder in the 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly and 400-meter individual medley as well as the former long course world record holder in the 200-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley?

Did you know that Phelps has won a total of 71 medals in major international long-course competition, 57 gold, 11 silver, and three bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, and the Pan Pacific Championships?

Did you know that Phelps's international titles and record-breaking performances have earned him the World Swimmer of the Year Award six times and American Swimmer of the Year Award eight times?

Did you know that Phelps unprecedented Olympic success in 2008 earned him Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award?




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