Presented By: Michael Chhay

Activity 6: Biography of my Favorite Athelete

April 30, 2014
Swimming was a outlet for energy

Phelps sisters influenced him to start
swimming

Got several age groups records while
swimming
Year Accomplishments
2000
Qualified for Olympics at
age 15
2000
Michael Phelps was the
youngest man to join a
U.S.A swimming team in
68 years
2008
Won eight gold medals
in Beijing giving him the
record for most first
place medals won in a
single Olympic game


The more you dream the more you achieve.
Likes to play video games

Watches Television at home

Swims in free time
Is single and not married.

Has a charity called Path
Finders for Autism

Has one cat and one dog.
Mom is principal in middle school.

Dad was a police officer.

Sister Whitney was in 1995 world
champion team.

He loves sleeping.
Phelps in 2010.
Phelps before a 200-meter
butterfly swim in 2009.
(middle)
Phelps winning a 8th
gold medal in 2008
Phelps swimming in a 100 meter swim in 2012
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