Who is this Michael Phelps dude?

Question

i keep seeing and hearing his name everywhere...just who the heck is this guy and what's so special about him?

Answer 1

some swimmer from iraq whose won 1 bronze medal.  

Answer 2

He is an amazing swimmer. He is at the olympics right now and won 8 gold medels!

Answer 3

some 'amateur' swimmer who just got a million dollar bonus from Speedo for getting gold medals.They say he is about to get 5 million more for endorsements at the end of the Games. And this is way I think the Olympics are a load of c**p. It is not  about amateurs it is

about politics, big business and how much the athletes can cash in on it. They should be abolished.

Answer 4

Hello. He is an olympic swimmer. He won 8 gold medals this year, and broke 7 world records and one olympic record. He is an amazing swimmer. Oh and yes hes from the US lol.

Hope this helped.

Answer 5

Michael Phelps is the reason why you should start watching the Olympics!

He's an incredible person. A marvel of genetics (his heart apparently pumps twice as much blood as a normal person), he won every race he competed in this Olympics with a gold.

He eats about 10,000-12,000 calories a day and swims for 5 hours a day.

He personifies "athlete."

Answer 6

Michael Phelps is "the most decorated American Olympian" and pretty much the best swimmer ever. He has won 8 gold medals at the 2008 Bei Jing Olympics, which is a world record. He has achieved this because his body is shaped perfectly for swimming: huge feet and hands, large upper body and shorter legs, and because all he does is eat, sleep, and swim.