文档介绍:Water flying Olympic champion
—Michael Phelps
Profile :
Nickname(外号): Baltimore Bullets(巴尔的摩子弹)
Nationality: United States
School: University of Michigan
Sport: Swimming
Owned sports teams: Michigan Club
Important events: eight gold medals at the Beijing OlympicsMonopolize(独占)seven gold in the 2007 world championships in Melbourne(墨尔本).
Experiences growing up:
When he was young, his mother discovered he had ADHD(多动症).
Two years later, Phelps in the pool showing off his talent.
I was ADHD patients? ? ?
His coach was aware of Michael's fear, then, allow him to swimming with his body face to sky in the pool floating around. There is no doubt, he first learned to the backstroke(仰泳).
Experiences growing up:
People always say that he is a good material for swimming from his birthday. Although the butterfly(蝶泳) is a good project, but he proved the advantage in the project.
After graduating from high school, his training started from five o'clock in the morning for up to two and a half hours,then,at the lunch time,he had a little to take a nap. After that,he must go on tour from 15:30 to 6: daily travel distance is up to 12 miles.
In 1996, when he was 11 years old  his coach Bowman found he has  potential of participating in the Olympic champion.
The main achievements :
. Youth Games in 1999,  Michael broke the 200 meters butterfly record of 20-year-old age