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I wanted to do something nobody ever did. This goes hand in hand with my goal of changing swimming.
Michael Phelps
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Michael Phelps
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: June 30
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Baltimore
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Michael Fred Phelps II
The Baltimore Bullet
Flying Fish
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