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In 2011, Michael Phelps: Push the Limit, an Xbox 360/Kinect game, was released, which promised to bring "the fun, fitness and excitement of head-to-head swimming to your living room." [ 264 ] The game received a lukewarm review from ABC News , which observed that "the title would have been better as cheap downloadable content or packaged in a ...
The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 9–10 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1]U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps blasted a new world record to defend his title in the event, and more importantly, claim his first Olympic gold, seventh career, and ninth overall.
The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 14–16 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1]U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps set a new Olympic record of 50.58 to defend his title in the event, edging out Serbia's Milorad Čavić (50.59) by one hundredth of a second (0.01).
For the five Olympic Games in which he competed, Michael Phelps won at a level that had not been seen before. It was a level and feat that produced video game-like numbers: 28 total Olympic medals ...
Michael Phelps explains why he's "disappointed" in the U.S. men's swim team performance in Paris and what he hopes will change for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 11–13 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1]U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps blasted a new world record of 1:52.03 to defend his title in the event, and more importantly, claim his fourth Olympic gold, tenth career, and twelfth overall medal.
In all, he competed in 30 events across five Olympics: the 2000 Sydney Olympics; 2004 Athens Olympics; 2008 Beijing Olympics; 2012 London Olympics; and 2016 Rio Olympics.
The winning margin was 1.89 seconds which as of 2023 remains the only time this race has been won by more than 1.8 seconds at the Olympics. After winning a bronze in Athens four years earlier, Michael Phelps blasted a new world record of 1:42.96 to claim his third straight gold, ninth career, and eleventh overall medal at the Olympics.