born june american competition swimmer decorated time total medals holds time records olympic gold medals double second highest record holders olympic gold medals individual events olympic medals individual events male winning gold medals beijing games took record away fellow american swimmer place finishes single olympic games victories individual events tying single games record summer olympics london won silver medals making successful athlete games olympics row long course world record holder meter butterfly meter butterfly meter individual medley long course world record holder meter freestyle meter individual medley won total medals major international long course competition totalling gold silver bronze spanning olympics world international titles record breaking performances earned year award seven times year award times year award unprecedented olympic success earned magazine year award summer olympics started focuses growing sport swimming promoting lifestyles continues work foundation olympics said april came retirement qualified summer olympics rio_de_janeiro brazil early life born baltimore maryland raised forge neighborhood nearby maryland attended michael youngest children mother née middle school principal father retired maryland state played football high school college tried 1970s parents divorced years old father remarried ancestry includes english irish scottish welsh german graduated began swimming age seven partly influence sisters partly provide outlet energy sixth grade diagnosed attention deficit disorder age held national record age group began train coach age group records followed holds age group records long course short course summer olympics rapid improvement culminated qualifying summer olympics age youngest male swim team years win medal finals finished fifth meter butterfly world championships world championship trials world championships march broke world record meter butterfly years months youngest male set swimming world record previously lowered meter freestyle world record years months world championships japan broke world record meter butterfly route world champion time championships nationals selection meet pan pacific swimming championships florida set american record meter individual medley world record meter butterfly meter individual medley world record held time ahead finished second time old world record meter freestyle barely beaten meter butterfly beat pan pacific swimming championships japan won gold medals event meter individual medley won gold ahead time meter butterfly lost finishing said lost butterfly training seriously broke world record meter individual medley won time meter freestyle relay won silver medal time finishing australia meter medley relay team consisted final medley relay swam split time fastest split history final time world record world championships nationals won meter freestyle meter meter butterfly american swimmer win different races different strokes national championship duel pool meet pits swimming stars australia united_states broke world record meter individual medley time broke world record meter butterfly missing record seconds meet california broke world record meter individual medley time said broke meter individual medley world record said words motivation world championships won gold medals silver medals broke world records broke world record july semi finals meter butterfly swam break world record set man swim final meter butterfly july easily won gold medal come close world record time hour later swam lead leg meter freestyle relay solid time american record americans match depth australians ultimately finished second meter individual medley dominated july semifinals meter individual medley broke world record time july final meter individual medley smashed record time win gold medal finished seconds ahead hour final meter individual medley swam semifinals meter butterfly dominated finishing seed position world record time final meter butterfly july erased world record time man seconds swam world record settle silver final meter individual medley july broke world record time easily claim gold medal half hour later earned final gold medal united_states team won meter medley relay swim finals earned medal swam heats summer olympics trials competed events meter individual medley meter butterfly meter freestyle meter event meter individual medley easily won world record time days later meter freestyle won time finishing sixth tenths second ahead pleased result wanted uncertain swim event athens following day won meter butterfly time seconds ahead second place finisher days pool finished second meter half hour later won meter individual medley title ahead seconds following day finished second meter butterfly won time world record seconds ahead trials person qualify individual events team dropped meter focus meter freestyle wanted race didn compete meter freestyle trials selected meter freestyle relay thought unfair said deserve spot relay argued program crowded compete meter freestyle swimmers beaten seeded time athens event meter individual medley won world record time win olympic gold medal following day meter freestyle relay finished place time lead time worst field blamed sickness event calling race century held following day finished place meter freestyle race ended chance match record challenge strongest event saying disappointed swam field fastest time fourth event meter butterfly held following day finished time breaking olympic record hour later meter freestyle relay finished place time days later meter individual medley finished time olympic record meter butterfly final held following day defeated american held world record event time seconds time traditionally american places highest individual event automatically given corresponding leg meter medley relay final gave automatic entry medley relay deferred swam instead gesture gave chance getting final shot gold medal american medley team went win event world record time raced preliminary heat medley relay awarded gold medal team members competed final winning gold bronze medals teenager second best performance single olympics seven gold medals summer olympics second male swimmer win individual titles single games tying world championships world championship trials decided drop specialty events meter individual medley meter butterfly experiment meter freestyle meter freestyle went win meter freestyle meter freestyle meter butterfly meter freestyle meter individual medley trials world championships won total medals silver meter freestyle past preliminary heats finished 18th overall time later day meter freestyle relay won gold championships days later july won second gold meter freestyle new american record time finishing ahead days later july finished seventh meter freestyle final later day won gold meter individual medley july won gold meter freestyle relay time fourth gold medal july swam individual event meter butterfly final match speed settle silver finishing july earned final gold medal united_states team won meter medley relay swim finals earned medal swam heats championships national championships won total events event meter butterfly won time second event meter butterfly edged event meter individual medley won time ahead time pan pacific swimming championships victoria british_columbia won gold medals silver event meter butterfly won world record time world record years second event meter individual medley easily won time seconds ahead second place finisher event meter freestyle relay won gold medal time fourth event meter won silver medal finishing fifth event meter freestyle relay won gold medal world record time sixth event meter individual medley won world record time breaking record set world championships world championships won seven gold medals tying record broke world records gold medal came meter freestyle swam lead leg seconds expanded lead win championship record missing world record set previous year lead time faster winning time individual meter freestyle final later meet set world record championships meter freestyle second race won gold ahead broke year old world record time race meter butterfly won gold world record time fourth race meter individual medley set world record time world record time fifth race meter freestyle relay swam lead leg american team went win gold medal beat previous world record set australia time sixth race meter butterfly edged win sixth gold medal seventh event meter individual medley won gold medal world record time seconds ahead winning seven gold medals broke record set world championships meter medley relay team competed final received disqualification false start heats ending chance gold medals competed international competition pan pacific championships best swimmers world illustrated personal best times set months world championships nationals indianapolis august swam meter fastest time event second world record held days later swam time sec meter second short world record held second fastest performance time swam time performances seven individual events world records summer olympics trials olympic team trials competed individual events event meter individual medley broke world record time second event meter freestyle won time ahead time event meter freestyle placed second heat time ensuring spot relay fourth event meter butterfly won time fifth event meter individual medley broke world record time sixth final event meter butterfly won time asked chances winning gold medals beijing said going prepare meet like meet month going prepare best beijing set olympic record preliminary heats meter individual medley followed final winning gold medal breaking previous world record nearly seconds swam leg meter freestyle relay time seconds american record meter freestyle won second gold medal olympics setting second world record olympics beginning anchor leg half body length managed finish ahead favored french swimmer second teams final finished ahead world record set previous day american team preliminary heat race broke previous world record meter freestyle nearly second won gold medal set world record olympics winning nearly seconds silver medalist race fifth olympic athlete modern history win gold medals joining day participated finals event meter butterfly gold medals world records events swimming final defeating silver medalist seven tenths second despite having filled water unable meters fourth gold medal tenth time leader olympic gold medals won individual modern olympic era swimmer male female win olympic butterfly titles titles athens olympics swimmer successfully defend olympic butterfly title hour gold medal victory meter butterfly swam lead leg meter freestyle relay won fifth gold set fifth world record american team finished time americans team break seven minute mark relay broke previous record set melbourne australia half seconds taking day finals swim qualifying heats won sixth gold beijing games august winning meter individual medley world record time finishing ahead seconds seventh gold medal final meter butterfly born serbian swimmer caused minor stir said good lost good loses nice historians talk winning seven gold medals losing eighth guy like guy said responded people things like fires august won seventh gold medal games men meter butterfly setting olympic record event time seconds nearest competitor second unlike previous events games set new world record leaving intact world record time seconds set second finish ahead prompted serbian delegation file protest subsequent analysis video panel required analyzing frames shot second apart officially confirm victory images immediately released press initial refusal official release underwater photos finish raised questions sponsorship relationship later wrote blog people greatest moment life ask accepted accepted defeat wrong losing greatest swimmer seventh gold medal games tied record gold medals won single olympic games set olympics fifth individual gold medal beijing tying record individual gold medals single games originally set winter olympics summer games setting seventh straight olympic record games events dream big dream possible sort dream world pinch sure real time record august won eighth gold medal meter medley relay breaking record seven gold medals won single olympic games stood teammates set new world record event time minutes seconds seconds ahead second place australia seconds faster previous record set united_states olympic games athens swim meter butterfly leg leg meter medley united_states trailing australia japan completed split seconds fastest butterfly split event giving teammate half second lead final leg held clinch event world record time completing event awarded eighth gold medal eighth olympic record events records broken matter anybody set mind world championships national championships drastically shortened program swimming individual events event meter freestyle won time second event meter butterfly easily won time seconds ahead second place finisher event meter butterfly won world record time world championships won total medals silver event meter freestyle relay swam lead leg performance beijing american team able edge russia france gold second race meter freestyle lost race years germany touched second smashed record set beijing year ago time took silver coach threatened withdraw international competition claimed unfair advantage wearing specifically said took years michael guy months amazing training performance like know rebounded loss race meter butterfly won gold broke world record time fourth race meter freestyle relay swam lead leg team went win gold medal break world record set previous year loss meter freestyle thought vulnerable coming final meter butterfly closest competitor wore arena suit thought people making wearing offered buy new suit fifth race meter butterfly won gold man complete seconds beating victory prompted fierce celebration sat lane rope pumped chest final event meter medley relay won fifth gold medal teammates set new world record event time minutes seconds championships national championships competed individual events meter freestyle won ahead time hour later returned pool win meter butterfly happy performance called worst meter butterfly life meter butterfly won 50th national title race said fairly pleased result meter individual medley finished second time beat major national meet meter finished 4th place day competition pan pacific swimming championships opted swimming final meter freestyle focus meter butterfly meter butterfly led start finish coming time slower time previous year lost meter butterfly final day competition swam heats meter individual medley contributed meter freestyle relay heats meter individual medley failed final taking american positions swim final meter individual medley meter freestyle relay finished ahead japan australia day competition competed meter butterfly contributed meter freestyle relay meter butterfly finished time championship record meter freestyle relay finished ahead australia south_africa lead leg meter freestyle relay set championship record meter freestyle time final event swam meter medley relay adrian finished ahead japan australia world championships event world championships shanghai won bronze meter freestyle relay bronze world championships swam lead leg second best lead field second event meter freestyle won silver second consecutive time world championships time finished second event time compared time final meter butterfly won gold medal time swimmer win gold medals discipline fourth event meter individual medley finished second personal best swam new world record 30th medal shortly completing semifinals meter butterfly competed meter freestyle relay team won gold medal time swam lead leg best leg field meter butterfly won consecutive title winning second individual title meet time event meter medley relay teamed win gold time butterfly leg far fastest butterfly leg field summer olympics trials summer olympics london originally stated events instead try new events said saying want start bob coach isn keen don think going happen years like try different events maybe events united states olympic trials qualifying meet summer olympics qualified events swam beijing later dropped meter freestyle program stated wanted focus meter freestyle relay trials finished meter freestyle meter butterfly meter butterfly meter individual medley second meter individual medley making fourth olympic team holds record men olympic appearances swimming representing united_states london july placed eighth morning meter individual medley time defending olympic champion won heat minutes seconds time world record set years ago beijing won record gold medals touched seconds heat qualify final locking finals summer olympics placed fourth fellow american brazil japan meter individual medley time failed medal olympic event night second event games got silver member meter free relay swam fastest leg relay team second fastest race july won silver medal meter butterfly south african second gold medal meter freestyle relay surpassing time record holder olympic medals won present race asked presenter medal told olympic rules allow called record august won 16th olympic gold medal edged win meter individual medley time victory male swimmer win event consecutive olympics twice swimmers successfully defend individual title games win marked fifth olympic title individual medley breaking record shared ukrainian repeated achievement winning event olympics following evening winning olympic gold medal butterfly individual event close victories butterfly olympics sec respectively race beat tied silver sec final event meter medley relay went win 18th career gold medal 22nd overall winning gold silver medals concluded olympics successful swimmer meet olympics row event international swimming federation honored award commemorating standing decorated coming retirement april announced come retirement enter event later month won meter butterfly event arena grand prix charlotte north_carolina nationals having dropped team world championships competed national championships long course san_antonio instead target meet summer won gold medals meter butterfly meter butterfly meter individual medley events swam fastest time world december won titles individual medley butterfly long course bringing career total national titles summer olympics trials trials summer olympics won butterfly individual medley butterfly events american male swimmer second american swimmer overall qualify fifth olympics testing performance enhancing drugs olympics questioned press feats good true reference rumors taking performance enhancing drugs response noted signed project volunteer tested excess world anti agency guidelines games passed tests administered trained years old swam said reminded drill sergeant disciplined ways said training bob thing going swim summer olympics hired head coach university_of_michigan retired joined michigan train attended classes pursue degree served volunteer assistant coach michigan summer olympics returned baltimore ceo returned baltimore personal life described solitary man rigid focus pool prior race afterward man incredibly invested success people cares kind hearted interaction young children practices february announced engaged model met temporarily broke son born controversies november age arrested driving influence alcohol salisbury maryland pleaded guilty driving impaired sentenced serve months probation fined ordered speak high school students drinking driving attend mothers drunk driving meeting asked incident later today said let lot people country february publication photograph water pipe device smoking resulted loss sponsor month suspension admitted photo taken party authentic publicly apologized saying behavior inappropriate september arrested driving influence alcohol speeding charges baltimore maryland result suspended competitions months stated chosen represent united_states world championships august australian swimmer teenager modelling public image initially said highly unlikely win gold medals summer olympics beijing remarks motivation taping locker games stands meter medley relay swimming eighth olympic title teammates captured gold gave kiss mother gave said proud won grown matured great human life happy proved wrong philanthropy olympics million bonus set foundation focuses growing sport swimming promoting lifestyles michael swim school developed nationally piloted program members program teaches children importance active healthy focus sport swimming promotes value planning goal setting offered special olympics international foundation developed programs foundation largest event annual fundraiser stated hopes work foundation competition following summer olympics london honors awards team member holds records olympic gold medals medals individual events medals single games beijing street hometown baltimore renamed april invited appear honored olympic accomplishments received following awards year award american swimmer year award swimmer year golden male performance year golden relay performance year golden male athlete year year award year world sports year award nominated year associated press athlete year career best times long course meter pool relay lead short course meters meter pool world records world records individual relay set records swimmer surpassing previous record world records individual relay records set long course meter pool records currently stand indicated bold currently holds seven world records including records olympic medals olympic gold medals won person short course record short course record
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