Michael Phelps made sports history by winning twenty-eight medals, 23 of them gold medals, 1 in on at the 2008 Olympics 2 in on at Beijing, China, 3 in on at the 2012 Olympics 4 in on at London, and 5 in on at the 2016 Olympics 6 in on at Rio de Janeiro.   Born 7 in on at June 30, 1985, Phelps was just 15 years old when he qualified for the Sydney Australia Olympics 8 in on at 2000.   Phelps shattered the 200 meter butterfly by swimming it 9 in on at record time.  He swam it 10 in on at 1:54:58 seconds. He went on to break many more records 11 in on at the 2004 Athens Olympics.  12 In On At August 2008, he arrived 13 in on at the Beijing Olympic games determined to break, former Olympic swimmer, Mark Spitz' 6-gold medal record.  He qualified to compete 14 in on at three team and five individual events. He swam 17 races 15 in on at nine days and won gold medal 16 in on at all eight events. 17 In On At August 16, Phelps won his seventh gold medal of the Games 18 in on at the men’s 100-meter butterfly event, setting an Olympic record for the event.  He did it 19 in on at 50.58 seconds, edging out his nearest competitor by 1/100 of a second. When his team won the 4 X 100 meter medley relay, he stood 20 in on at the podium overwhelmed with emotion as he received his eighth record-breaking medal.  

21 In On At 2016, Phelps was chosen to be the flag bearer for the US Olympic team 22 in on at Rio de Janeiro. He went on to win five more gold and one silver medal. 23 in on at August 13, 24 in on at the 4 × 100-meter medley relay, Phelps ended his career with another medal, his 23rd gold and his 28th medal overall. Incredibly, 25 in on at age 31, Michael Phelps broke a 2,168-year-old ancient Olympic record, set by Leonidas of Rhodes, who had held the most Olympic individual titles of all time.