about phelps
Michael Fred Phelps was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in the Rodgers Forge neighborhood. He graduated from Towson High School in 2003. His father, Fred Phelps, worked for the MDPD, and his mother, Deborah Sue Davisson Phelps, is a middle school principal. The two divorced in 1994. Michael, whose nickname is "MP" has two older sisters, Whitney and Hilary. Both of them were swimmers as well, with Whitney coming close to making the U.S. national team for the 1996 Summer Olympics before injuries derailed her career.
In his youth, Phelps was diagnosed with ADHD. He started swimming at age 7, partly because of the influence of his siters and partly to provide him with an outlet for his energy. He excelled as a swimmer, and by the age of 10 held a national record for his age group. More age group records followed, and Phelps' rapid improvement culminated in his qualifying for the 2000 Summer Olympics at the age of 15.
Between 2004 and 2008, Phelps attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, studying sports marketing and management.
To date he has made an estimated $5 million per year in endorsements. After receiving a $1 million bonus from Speedo for winning at least seven gold medals at the last Olympic Games, Phelps used the money to create the Michael Phelps Foundation - a charity foundation to promote water safety and to advocate swimming for children.
Michael Fred Phelps was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in the Rodgers Forge neighborhood. He graduated from Towson High School in 2003. His father, Fred Phelps, worked for the MDPD, and his mother, Deborah Sue Davisson Phelps, is a middle school principal. The two divorced in 1994. Michael, whose nickname is "MP" has two older sisters, Whitney and Hilary. Both of them were swimmers as well, with Whitney coming close to making the U.S. national team for the 1996 Summer Olympics before injuries derailed her career.
In his youth, Phelps was diagnosed with ADHD. He started swimming at age 7, partly because of the influence of his siters and partly to provide him with an outlet for his energy. He excelled as a swimmer, and by the age of 10 held a national record for his age group. More age group records followed, and Phelps' rapid improvement culminated in his qualifying for the 2000 Summer Olympics at the age of 15.
Between 2004 and 2008, Phelps attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, studying sports marketing and management.
To date he has made an estimated $5 million per year in endorsements. After receiving a $1 million bonus from Speedo for winning at least seven gold medals at the last Olympic Games, Phelps used the money to create the Michael Phelps Foundation - a charity foundation to promote water safety and to advocate swimming for children.