2008
18
Nov
Michael Phelps was named Athlete of the Year last night by USA Swimming at the annual Golden Goggle Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in the pool for American athletes.
Phelps was something of a shoo-in for the award after winning eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, but the 23-year-old Fells Point resident was happy [...]
2008
25
Sep
Returning to the Baltimore pool where he honed his swimming skills, Michael Phelps accepted a $250,000 donation Thursday from Kellogg’s for his charitable foundation.
Phelps was home after a whirlwind journey that began with his record-setting performance winning eight gold medals in the Beijing Olympics.
Kellogg Co. will feature Phelps’ photo on Frosted Flakes, Corn Flakes, [...]
2008
4
Sep
Michael Phelps
NEWS: Olympian Michael Phelps announced this morning that he will put part of his $1 million bonus for tying Mark Spitz’s seven gold medals into a foundation to encourage the growth of swimming.
Phelps earned the bonus from Speedo after he tied Spitz’s 36-year record of seven gold medals in a single Games. He [...]
2008
29
Aug
Michael Phelps 100M Butterfly Victory!!!
Incredible: Phelps’ Miracle Finish Frame-by-Frame Underwater
2008
24
Aug
Michael Phelps wants more in 2012
LOOK out London, Michael Phelps is coming to the 2012 Olympics and he’s thinking about adding even more events to his repertoire.
The Beijing Olympics and Phelps’s eight gold medals are still making headlines, but the good news for his rivals is that the London games will be his last [...]
2008
18
Aug
His phenomenal swimming performance was in the books, and not even Michael Phelps himself was interested in watching the rest of the Olympic Games.
Asked if he would stay in Beijing for the Closing Ceremony, a week after his final race, Phelps said, “I have some other things . . . obligations that I’ve got [...]
2008
17
Aug
Michael Phelps said rest was the first thing on his agenda in the wake of his epic Olympic performance in Beijing, before he and coach Bob Bowman chart a new course for London 2012.
Despite his remarkable achievement – an unprecedented eight gold medals in nine days to take his career total to a record 14 [...]
2008
17
Aug
Michael Phelps on Sunday broke the record for the most number of gold medals at an individual Olympic Games as he helped the US team win the 4×100m medley relay.
Phelps broke the record previously held by American swimmer Mark Spitz, who won seven gold medals in 1972.
The US won in a world record time [...]
2008
16
Aug
Controversy swallows Cube after Michael Phelps seventh gold.
What can happen in a hundredth of a second? The beat of a hummingbird’s wing, perhaps, or maybe sound moving across an imperceptible distance. Saturday morning here, at the Beijing Olympics, it was the difference between one man’s hand touching an underwater wall, another man’s hand behind [...]