Michael Phelps and world record

Michael Phelps has regained his golden touch with a record-setting triumph in the men's 200m butterfly at the swimming world championships. Michael Phelps started swimming at the age of five. As a kid, Michael was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). At the age seven, he started swimming partly because he could release all that extra energy in the pool. At first, Michael was scared to even put his face in the water but before long he was swimming competitively. When he was 11, Michael Phelps met his long-time swimming coach, Bob Bowman, who knew right away that Phelps had what it took to be an exceptional athletBy qualifying for the 2000 Olympics, Michael Phelps became the youngest member of the US Olympic team since 1932. Phelps finished fifth in the 200 meter butterfly and shattered the 15-16 National Age Group record. Five months after the Olympics, Phelps became the youngest world record holder in history by setting a new record in the 200 meter butterfly at the World Championships in japan.
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• Michael Phelps is 6'4" tall and weighs 200 pounds.
• Michael Phelps needs to wolf down a lot of calories to have the energy for all his swimming.
• Michael Phelps has made an estimated $5 million per year in endorsements, plus a $1 million bonus from swimsuit maker Speedo for winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games.
• Attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, studying sports marketing and management
• Won 38 National Titles.
• Has set 35 World records. Five of which were set recently at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (so far as of August 14, 2008)
• His strongest event and swimming stroke is the breast stroke.
• He always wears 2 swimming caps to smooth out the wrinkles from the first one.
• He listens mostly to hip hop on his ipod before events.