His mom sent him to a swim team. He meet his coach Bob Bowman there and he saw great talent in Michael.
Bob Bowman
Bob Bowman is his coach
Michael Phelps has been coached by Bob Bowman since he was 11 years old. He's only ever trained under Bob.
Mr Bob
Actully Bob Bowman chose swimming for Michael.
Bob Bowman, they've stuck together as coach and athlete for a long time, through hard times. :)
The cast of Meet Bob Shaye - 2004 includes: Michael McKean as Adult Jack Twiller Robert Shaye as himself
Michael phelps swims with his coach, bob bowman, but when he was little he swam in baltimore at a local club. If Michael joins a new team, he has to be on it for a minimum of 20 days or else they are unattached.
Bob Bowman, NBAC
Michael Phelps was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and raised in Towson, Maryland. He moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan to attend college and to continue working with his coach, Bob Bowman. In 2010, Michael was listed as living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 2012 Michael was reported as having bought a home in the Canton area of Baltimore, Maryland. Fanmail.biz gives the address of the Michael Phelps Foundation in Portland, Maine as his fan mail address.
Both of his older sisters were in swimming an Michael was very fit and energetic. When he was eleven he met Bob Bowman who knew that Michael would excel dramatically and so then he quit all the other sports he was in and began swimming.