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I consider myself normal. I've spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that's normal.

Michael Phelps

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Michael Phelps
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: June 30
Swimmer
Baltimore
Maryland
Michael Fred Phelps II
The Baltimore Bullet
Flying Fish
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