Michael Phelps, 23 is aiming towards 8 gold medals in swimming at the Beijing Olympics. If he accomplishes this he will have beaten the Olympic record of Mark Spitz who won 7 golds at the Munich Olympics in 1972.
Phelps trained at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, under coach Bob Bowman as a young teenager. The video shows his early days in swimming. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia he became the youngest male Olympian since 1932, at the age of 15. In 2004 he was named swimmer of the year for the third time. In 2004 he became the first athlete to ever win 8 medals (6 gold) at a non-boycotted Olympic games. In 2007, Phelps became the athlete winning the most World Championships ever, by setting individual world records and his 7 gold medals.
Phelps is moving on towards his goal. He won his first gold at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday morning in the 400 meter IM. Only 7 more golds to go.
