Debbie Phelps
Out of the water, life has not been the same flurry of first-place ribbons. A cheerful, high-energy cutup, Phelps was found to have attention deficit hyperactive disorder in elementary school. Homework, especially any kind of writing assignment, was completed only with much parental supervision and frustration. Phelps’s parents divorced when he was 9. ”It [...]
Phelps Father
Michael Phelps broke his world record in the 400 individual medley to claim his first gold medal of the Beijing Games. He finished in 4 minutes, 3.84 seconds. 3
The U.S. men’s relay team consisting of Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak won an emotional victory in the 4?00 freestyle relay by [...]
Mark Spitz Olympic Record
Munich Summer Games , Spitz finally achieved his goal of six Olympic titles. In the 1972 Games, he won seven gold medals in various swimming events. More over, in each event, Spitz set a new world record. After the Munich Games, he retired from the sport at the age of 22. Spitz [...]
Did Phelps Win
When the Beijing Olympics begin next weekend, sports fans won’t have to wait long for drama. Saturday morning, Michael Phelps dives into the pool where he hopes to make history by surpassing Mark Spitz’s record gold-medal count. 3
Phelps dominated once again at the Beijing Games, winning the 200-meter freestyle with a third straight [...]
Opening Ceremonies Beijing Olympics
But the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics (which began at 5:08 a.m. PDT on Friday) is not about China rejoining the world stage. The Chinese did that in 2001, when they were allowed into the World Trade Organization and won the right from the International Olympic Committee to organize the [...]
