Michael Phelps began swimming at age 7 at the North Baltimore Swimming Club.
Bob Bowman began coaching Michael Phelps when he was just 11 years old. At that age, Phelps had already shown exceptional talent in swimming, which led Bowman to take him under his wing. Their partnership continued throughout Phelps' career, contributing significantly to his success as one of the greatest swimmers in history.
Michael Phelps began competitively swimming at the age of seven. He quickly showed exceptional talent and began training seriously, eventually joining the North Baltimore Aquatic Club. By the age of 15, he made his Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Games, becoming the youngest male swimmer to compete in the Olympics in nearly a century.
Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is a retired American swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals. Phelps began swimming at the age of seven, partly because of the influence of his sisters and partly to provide him with an outlet for his energyhe got professional training from his coach at the age of 12-13yrsWhen he was 7.
Fred Phelps, divorced at a young age
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Michael Phelps sisters were both competitive swimmers who introduced him to swimming at age 7 as an outlet for ADHD.Additionally, according to the Wikipedia article on Phelps... "Phelps idolized Australian Ian Thorpe as a teenager, modeling his public image after Thorpe, and later watched videos to try to emulate the Aussie's famous six-beat underwater dolphin kick off the turns"Most likely it was Mark Spitz.
Michael Phelps started to swim from the age of seven onwards. It was partially because of the urging of his sisters and partially as an outlet for his great energy.
he started swimming at the age of 5
6' 4" 185 pounds
Since he was 15 years of age
he was diagnosed at 9 years of age
Not sure. But he started competitive swimming at age 11. He has 14 gold and 2 bronze Olympic medals. He went to the 2000 in Australia, but he didn't win medals.