YES
Mark Spitz
YES
Michael Phelps, was trying to break the record of winning the most gold medals in Olympic (the record was seven) and he broke it by winning eight gold medals in one Olympic.
By swimming faster.
Michael Phelps first qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Australia at the age of 15. This was his first appearance in the Olympics and although he did not win the 200m butterfly, he did make the finals and finished in fifth place.
He broke Mark Spitz record of 7 gold medals.
Swimmer Michael Phelps was only fifteen years old when he made his first appearance at the Olympic Games.
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I read Michael Phelps No Limits, so I would have to say from 15-17 years old until he started to break records.
Yes, he broke Mark Spitz' record for winning the most gold medals at one Olympic Games. Spitz won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich and Phelps broke that record by winning 8 gold medals at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.
The Olympic Record with a time of 2:23:07