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At the age of 15 Phelps was the youngest Amerrican male Olympic swimmer.
Michael was the youngest American male swimmer to compete in the Olympics, but he did not get a medal the first time. -
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The Swimming Life of Michael Phelps
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Michael Phelps goes to University of Michigan.
Michael Phelps goes to college and really starts to get interested in Olympic swimming. -
Michael Phelps gets the most medals when he is 19.
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Michael Phelps breaks a record.
Phelps breaks the record of the most medals won by an American male swimmer. -
Michael won 4 gold and 2 silver medals.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won four gold and two silver medals. -
Michael Phelps decides to retire.