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The only reason I started swimming was for water safety. Then, once I started falling in love with sports, I got more comfortable with it.

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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
Comfortable
Started
Sports
Water
Fall
Reason
Swimming
Love
Falling
Safety

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