Michael Phelps Net Worth

Michael Phelps net worth: Michael Phelps is an American swimmer who has won 14 Olympic Gold Medals and is considered by many to be the greatest swimmer of all time with a net worth of $45 million. Michael Phelps Phelps was born June 30, 1985 in Baltimore Maryland. Michael Phelps began swimming at the age of 7 and adults quickly recognized his talent. He tried out for – and made – the U.S. Summer Olympic Team in 2000 when he was only 15 years old. Phelps broke the record set by Mark Spitz for most Gold Medals won in a single Olympics competition when he won a remarkable 8 Gold Medals (Spitz had won seven) at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. While still quite young and able to continue competing, Michael Phelps has already broken 37 world swimming records. There are many who believe he hasn't even scratched the surface of his talent and that, when finally done, he will have broken many more records, some of which currently belong to him. In his first two Olympics games Phelps won 17 medals including six gold and two silver at Athens and eight gold in Beijing.

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