Tag: Michael Phelps
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Michael Phelps Arrested For DUI In Baltimore City
The Baltimore bullet has been arrested for driving under the influence in Baltimore City early Tuesday morning. Michael Phelps was arrested around 1:40 a.m. in the Fort McHenry Tunnel on I-95 by Maryland Transit Authority police. MDTA released the following statement: “A Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police Officer was operating stationary radar on southbound I-395…
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Japanese Swimming Has Momentum at Its Back
In 2012, Michael Phelps saw the writing on London’s Aquatic Centre scoreboard. In the third of four preliminary heats of the Olympic 400-meter individual medley, the Japanese teenager Kosuke Hagino clocked at 4 minutes 10.01 seconds. Phelps, the world-record holder in the event since 2002, remembered cringing, because he was in the final heat and…
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Chad le Clos reflects on beating Michael Phelps
A total of 23 athletes at the first Youth Olympics in Singapore in 2010 went on win Olympic medals in 2012. Perhaps the most memorable was South African swimmer Chad le Clos, who beat Michael Phelps in the 200m butterfly. Le Clos, now 22, was far more successful at the Youth Olympics, where he won…
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Michael Phelps on winless run: ‘I’m swimming for myself’
The most decorated Olympian of all time reflects on his winless run since coming out of retirement in April. Michael Phelps says his lacklustre performance at the US national championships served as a good learning experience. ‘I am doing it for myself, and I am going to have to work because I want to,’ he…
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Michael Phelps Press Conference at the 2014 USA Swimming National Championships
Courtesy of USA Swimming
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Aqua Sphere signs Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps has been linked with Speedo throughout his swimming career, most notably collecting a $1 million bonus after he won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Games. Now, as he comes back from retirement, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history will have a different look. Phelps announced Tuesday that he has…
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For Michael Phelps, there’s no place like home
Sitting on the deck at his beloved Meadowbrook, Michael Phelps glances toward the pool where he was once afraid to put his face in the water. “This is me,” he said, a slight smile curling off his lips. “This is home.” This is where Phelps put in most of the work to become the most…
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Ten of the most successful people with ADHD, including Michael Phelps
9. Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time Michael Phelps is one of the greatest athletic icons in the world. Phelps also holds the all-time record for Olympic medals and credits much of this success to his ADHD. He started the Michael Phelps Foundation which focuses on growing the sport of swimming and…