Michael Phelps

Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer. He won more Olympic medals than any other athlete, a total of 28, and holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13) and Olympic medals in individual events (16). Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he trained at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club under coach Bob Bowman and qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics at the age of 15. At the 2004 Athens Olympics he won six gold and two bronze medals, and at the 2008 Beijing Games he won eight gold medals, breaking Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven at a single Games. He won four gold and two silver medals at London 2012 and five gold and one silver at Rio 2016, his fifth Olympics, where he was the flag bearer of the United States. He announced his second retirement on August 12, 2016.