The Swimming has officially declared the name of the 2023 Hall of Fame, which includes Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps.
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Legendary American Olympian Michael Phelps is the most known personality when it comes to recognizing swimming as a sport. This year in September Michael Phelps will be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, alongside his coach Bob Bowman. The Hall of Fame event will be held in September in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Michael Phelps’s record has been phenomenal in the Olympics, with 28 medals out of which 23 are gold medals. Not just this but due to his excellent and marvelous achievements he was also inducted into the US Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame in 2022.
The Swimming Hall of Fame association located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has officially declared the name of the 2023 Hall of Fame, which includes Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. Phelps retired from the Olympics after the Rio games of 2016 with 28 medals. Along with Phelps, his coach Bob and legendary Paralympic swimmer Trischa Zorn-Hudson will also be inducted. She is the most decorated Paralympian in history with 55 medals.
To qualify for Hall of Fame induction, a player should officially retire for four years or more. There can also be a consideration for players who have not officially retired and are above 30 years to be inducted into the Hall of Fame if they meet the required eligibility criteria. Besides Phelps, another Olympian, Missy Franklin, has also been inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. Franklin retired in 2018. She was just in high school when she won four golds and one bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics, but she didn’t stop there. She further went ahead to break the female record of winning six golds at the 2013 Worlds. Injuries were her career obstacles, which forced her to retire early.
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Japanese star swimmer Kosuke Kitajima was also named one of the Hall of Famers in 2023. Kitajima has won seven medals in four Olympics. The Japanese swimmer swept through the 100m and 200m events in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. The Hall of Fame committee has also included Brazilian swimmer Cesar Cielo in the 2023 Hall of Fame. Cielo is the first and so far lone Olympic gold medal winner in Swimming for Brazil. He still holds the world record for the 50m freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Games. He has three Olympic medals.
Michael Phelps is one of the best Olympians ever. Some might argue for Usain Bolt, Carl Lewis, or Nadia Comaneci. But the number of medals won by Phelps tells the whole story. Phelps has 23 gold medals, more than double that of his nearest rival. Phelps dominated the 2007 World Championship in Melbourne. He grabbed a gold medal in each of the seven events he participated in and set a world record in five of those. He received the Best Male U.S. Olympic Athlete ESPY Award in 2009.
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