Michael Phelps

Michael Fred Phelps II is an American former competitive swimmer who was born on June 30th, 1985, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time with a total of 28 medals across four Olympics games. Micheal is widely regarded as the greatest swimmer in history and one of the greatest athletes of all time.

Physical Activity and Sport 

Micheal Phelps has found ways throughout his career to support his training and lifestyle through a combination of his winnings (prize money), sponsorships, endorsements and from the support of USA Swimming. 

"dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible."

— Michael phelps

Human Performance

Swimming but more specifically competitive swimming is a physically demanding sport that requires its athletes to have profound endurance, speed, strength as well as be able to recover efficiently after a competition.

anatomy & physiology

Five muscles that are of key importance to Michael Phelps and three examples of common injuries that can occur within the sport of swimming.

Energy systems

Competitive swimming calls for athletes to use all three energy systems and the amount of energy that each system contributes to the athlete depends on the distance and intensity of the race.

Biomechanics

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