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He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, EEUU.
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All his life
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He began swimming at the age of 7
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At the age of 15, he participated in his first Olympic Games, in Sydney.
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He won his first absolut title (200 m. butterfly) in Fukoka, Japan
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He won 4 gold medals and 1 silver medal in the Pan Pacific Games
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He beat 8 world records in only 40 days,
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He revealed as the swimmer with more future
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In the Olympic Games of Athens, he won 4 gold medals
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He almost won the world record imposed by Mark Spitz, winning 6 gold medals (JJOO 2004)
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He beat a record, that had Mark Spitz, winning 8 gold medals in the Olympic Games of Beijing
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He contiue beating world records