Tag: Michael Phelps
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When all-time greatest swimmer showed he’s an all-time teammate
That day, Phelps swam the fasted 100-meter butterfly in the history of the 4×100 medley race. He swam past the Japanese and Australian swimmers like they had anchors attached to their Speedos. He turned a half-second deficit into a full-second lead by the time he touched the wall, which ought to be a physical and…
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Olympic Swimmer Mark Spitz on Michael Phelps’ Incredible Accomplishments | Where Are They Now | OWN
With seven gold medals, American swimmer Mark Spitz set the record in 1972 for most wins in a single Olympic Games. Thirty-six years later, at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games, another American swimmer, Michael Phelps, broke Mark’s record when he took home eight.
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Meet the Olympics’ unofficial sponsors
How do you market an Olympian without mentioning the Olympics? That’s the challenge facing companies such as Under Armour, Gatorade and General Mills. Even though these companies have endorsement deals with these athletes all year round, they can’t call them Olympians in commercials or social media posts during the actual games. That’s because the brands…
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Olympic Swimming Trials | Michael Phelps: ‘I Wanted My Last Race To Be A Win’ On American Soil
https://youtu.be/OVBuXWtq254 https://youtu.be/ejFVFtJdP3s https://youtu.be/WOtmlfNHhps
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Olympic Swimming Trials | Michael Phelps Earns Spot In Rio, 5th Games
Courtesy of Team USAÂ and FINA https://youtu.be/X2AtP49YB5U
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24 Races, 22 Medals: Michael Phelps’ history at the Olympics
The man who swims like a fish has the memory of an elephant. Michael Phelps never forgets. But until 2015, when he moved from Baltimore to Arizona to train with coach Bob Bowman, the most decorated Olympian of all time had never looked at all his medals together. “I could remember back to every single…
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Schooling’s gunning for glory
In the first of a three-part series on national swimmers, Singapore’s best Olympic medal hopeful Joseph Schooling opens up about his initial struggles in the United States, why beating childhood idol Michael Phelps meant nothing to him, and why he believes he is going to make history by becoming the first Singaporean to win an…
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Michael Phelps gets paid $200K to use Facebook Live
An Olympian has not only hit gold in the swimming pool. He’s also sitting on a gold mine provided to him by the world’s biggest social network. Michael Phelps, who holds the all-time record for Olympic gold medals with 18, has picked up a side gig as a media personality. Phelps hosts periodic live video…
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Michael Phelps Talks Suicidal Thoughts, 2016 Rio Olympics
It’s been nearly two years since 22-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps finished a 45-day stint in rehab following his second DUI arrest. Now, with those dark days in his rearview mirror and his fifth and likely final Olympics right around the corner in Rio, the greatest swimmer of all time is opening up to ESPN The Magazine about his past struggles with…