Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps is a professional swimmer and is known for his incredible speed, he was born on 20th of June, 1985 and is known by nicknames such as The Baltimore Bullet, Flying Fish and GOAT. Here are some of details about his personal and professional life.

Personal Basic Information

Full Name	Michael Fred Phelps II
Nick Name	The Baltimore Bullet, Flying Fish and GOAT
Father’s Name	Michael Fred Phelps
Mother’s Name	Deborah “Debbie” Phelps
Date of Birth (Born)	June 30, 1985
Birth Place	Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Current Age	Age: 40 years, 8 months, and 17 days as of today. Time left for next birthday: 3 months and 13 days.
Height	6 feet 4 inches (193 cm)
Weight	194-198 pounds (88-90 kg)
Net worth	Approx. $100 million dollars as of March 2025
Marriage Status	Married
Wife’s Name	Nicole Johnson
Kids Name	Boomer Robert Phelps, Beckett Richard Phelps and Maverick Nicolas Phelps
High school	Towson High School, Towson, Maryland
Nationality	American
Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Current Team Name	Retired on August 12, 2016, at the age of 31 years old

Michael Phelps Net Worth

As of year 2025, Michael Phelps has earned a total of $100 million dollars from his career and all this earning comes from various sources which are mentioned below:

Career Earnings: Michael has earned a total of $640,000 dollars from his career, after adding all the medal prize money. He also used to get money for his appearances at competitions and tournaments.
Endorsements: In his entire career Michael has earned a lot of brand deals and through these endorsements he has accumulated more than $75 million dollars, this money comes from various deals with Visa, Subway, HP and many other companies and even after retiring he continues to ear 10 million dollars every year.
Business Ventures: Michael has invested in Talkspace, an app used for therapy and has joined Medibio’s board as well. Michael has also launched his own swimwear brand called MP and he has also founded a foundation and swimming academy in his name.
Real Estate: Michael also owns multi million properties around USA and some of them are Baltimore condos, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and Arizona.
Public speaking & Media: He also been involved in commentary work at the NBC network and has earned around $200,000 dollars in fees from his every speaking event.

Michael Phelps Early Life and Childhood

Michael Phelps was born on 30^th of June in the year 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his father Michael Fred Phelps was athlete in Maryland State Trooper. Michael’s mother Deborah “Debbie” Phelps used to work as principal in a middle school and he had two older sisters.

At the age of nine years old, his parents separated and after that he was solely raised by his mother. When he was nine years old, he got diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and was prescribed to swim as a way to focus.

Initially, Michael started swimming at the age of seven after joining North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC) and was coached by Bob Bowman.

Education and the Beginning of Sports Career

Michael used to go to Rodgers Forge Elementary and Dumbarton Middle School and took admissions at Towson High School in Towson, Maryland. Even after suffering from ADHD, he still got flying colours along with swimming and in 2003 he graduated high school.

Michael started his career in swimming as early as at the age of eleven and since then he was ranked among the top swimmers in the country in his age group.

Michael’s special body traits helped him in recovering early and at the age of fifteen, he became the youngest swimmer to compete at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Professional Career

2000-2003: In 2000, Michael started his professional career at the Sydney Olympics at the age of 15 years old and won the 5^th place in 200m Butterfly category and in 2001 he achieved the gold medal in 200m butterfly category at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. In 2002, he achieved gold medals in 200m butterfly, 400m Individual Medley and 4×100m Medley Relay, he also got a silver medal in 200m Individual Medley. 2003 marked the beginning of his world dominance as he finished with 4 gold medals (200m Butterfly, 200m Individual Medley, 400m individual Medley, 4x100m Medley Relay) and one Silver Medal for 100m Butterfly at the World Aquatics Championships, Barcelona, and became the first ever swimmer to set 3 world records in a single world championship (200m Butterfly, 200m Individual Medley, 400m Individual Medley).
2004–2005: Phelps became a global star after the Athens Olympics 2004, where he secured 6 Gold Medals in 100m & 200m Butterfly, 200m Freestyle, 200m & 400m Individual Medley, 4x100m Medley Relay and 2 Bronze medals in 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle Relay. In 2005 he proved his metal across all strokes and relay events at the World Aquatic Championship, Montreal, where he finished with gold medals in 5 events, namely: 100m and 200m Butterfly, 200m Freestyle, 200m Individual medley, 4x100m Medley Relay, a bronze and a silver medal. Phelps claimed 6 gold medals at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships and set another world record for 200m butterfly by finishing at 1:53.80 minutes.
2006-2010: At the 2007 FINA World Championships, Melbourne, Phelps matched Mark spits record of securing 7 Gold Medals at any major world championship and also set 5 world record during the course of the event. Michael Phelps was unstoppable at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he Bagged 8 Gold medals across 8 aquatics events which include- 100m and 200m Butterfly, 200m Freestyle, 200m and 400m Individual Medley, 4x100m and 4x200m Freestyle Relay, and 4x100m Medley Relay out of which he set 7 World Records and one Olympic Record, and was now the greatest Olympian to be ever known. In 2009, at the World Aquatic Championship, Rome, Phelps Became the first ever swimmer to complete 100m butterfly in less than 50 seconds and finished the Championship with 4 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal after he lost the 200m freestyle to Paul Biedermann. No major World Championships or events took place in 2010.
2011-2013: Coming back from a break, Michael participated at the World Aquatic Championship, Shanghai, in 2011, where he won 3 Gold Medals, 2 silver medals, and one bronze medal. Phelps announced his retirement shortly after the 2012 London Olympics, where he finished with 6 medals which include 4 Gold Medals in 100m Butterfly, 200m Individual medley, 4x200m Freestyle Relay, 4x100m Medley Relay, and 2 Silver Medals in 4x100m Freestyle Relay and 200m Butterfly, becoming the most Decorated Olympic athlete ever with 22 medals in total with 18 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals.
2014-2015: In April 2014, he announced his comeback and started training Under Bob Bowman Before making his first competitive appearance at Mesa Grand Pix where he finished 2nd in 100m butterfly, after which he qualified for the World Championships but was suspended for 6 months in relation to UDI arrest case and missed the 2015 world Championships. He made a comeback at the 2015 US National Championship and secured 3 Gold Medals in 100m Butterfly, 200m Butterfly, and 200m Individual Medley recording times faster than the Gold Medallists of the 2015 World Championships.
2016: Phelps Became the first ever American swimmer to qualify for 5 Olympic Games consecutively when he qualified for 2016 Olympics Rio de Janeiro where he won 5 Gold Medals and 1 Silver medal and officially announced his retirement after the games with a total medal tally of Olympic 28 medals with 23 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 bronze medals.

Achievements / Awards / Medals

In the professional swimming journey of Michael Phelps, he has a long list of achievements and here are some of them:

International Achievements

2001: Phelps set the world record for 200m Butterfly at the 2001 World Championships and became the youngest ever world champion.
2002: He won 3 Gold Medals and a silver medal at the Pan Pacific World Championships in 2002.
2003: The Barcelona World Championships brought him 4 Gold Medals and a silver medal and marked the beginning of his journey to dominate the world of aquatics.
2004: In 2004, at the Athens Olympic Games Phelps secured 6 gold medals and 2 bronze medals.
2005: He won 5 gold and 1 bronze medal at World Championship 2005.
2006: Phelps set a world record to fly 200 metres and at the Pan Pacific Championships 2006 ,he claimed 6 gold medals.
2007: 5 World records were set by Michael at the World Championship, Melbourne where he bagged 7 Gold Medals.
2008: Michael Phelps became the greatest Olympian ever after securing 8 Gold Medals and setting 7 World records at the Beijing Olympic Games, 2008.
2009: He set 2 World Records to fly 100m and 200m and also won 4 gold and one silver medals in the World Championship.
2011: He won 3 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze medal at the Shanghai World Championships.
2012: Phelps claimed 6 medals in total at the London Olympic Games 2012, of which 4 were gold medals and 2 were silver.
2014: He won a silver medal in the 100m fly at the Mesa Grand Prix 2014.
2016: Phelps announced his retirement after completing his run at the 2016 Olympic Games, where he secured 5 gold medals and one silver medal.

National Achievements

1995: Phelps set the US National record for his age group when he was 10.
2001: At the US Spring Nationals 2001 he set the American record for 200m Butterfly by finishing at 1:54.92 minutes.
2003: Michael claimed the US National Championship titles for 200m fly, 200m Individual Medley, and 400m Individual Medley.
2015: At the US Nationals 2015, Phelps bagged 3 Gold Medals in 100m Butterfly, 200m Butterfly, and 200m Individual Medley.

Married Life and Family

Michael met his wife Nicole Michele Johnson at the 2007 EPSY Awards 2007 and soon they started seeing each other and in 2015 they got engaged after Michael proposed.

Nicole is a model and Miss California 2010 and they tied the knot on 13^th of June in 2016 in Paradise Valley, Arizona. They also held a second marriage ceremony for their friends in October 2016. The two of them have three sons together.

Boomer Robert Phelps: He was born on 5^th May, 2016.
Beckett Richard Phelps: He was born on 12^th of February in 2018.
Maverick Nicolas Phelps: He was born on 9^th of September in 2019.