Michael Phelps, is a retired American swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 22 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals, Olympic gold medals in individual events (11), and Olympic medals in individual events for a male (13).
His unprecedented Olympic success in 2008 earned Phelps Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award that same year. After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Phelps started his own Michael Phelps Foundation, which focuses on growing the sport of swimming and promoting healthier lifestyles. He now works with his foundation a lot more since competing in his last Olympics in 2012.
His unprecedented Olympic success in 2008 earned Phelps Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award that same year. After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Phelps started his own Michael Phelps Foundation, which focuses on growing the sport of swimming and promoting healthier lifestyles. He now works with his foundation a lot more since competing in his last Olympics in 2012.
