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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: International Olympic Committee - Michael Phelps: The man who dominated the Olympic pool like no other. | Sep 18, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 26, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: MY HERO - Michael Phelps. | May 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBC Sports - 'Generational talent': Michael Phelps's former coach says comparisons to Summer McIntosh are fair. | Mar 04, 2026 | ||
| Added cross-reference to Olympic medals. | Dec 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBS News - Michael Phelps On Making Olympic History. | Nov 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: LD Resources Foundation - Michael Phelps and ADHD. The Swimmer Who Broke Olympic Records! | Dec 20, 2024 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Jul 22, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 26, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - Michael Phelps: How swimming legend regained his immortality. | Jan 22, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Michael Phelps Foundation. | Jun 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Team USA - Michael Phelps. | Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 03, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Michael Phelps: The man who dominated the Olympic pool like no other. | Sep 05, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: KidsWorld - Michael Phelps Biography. | May 29, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: JockBio.com - Biography of Michael Phelps. | May 03, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: All American Speakers - Biography of Michael Phelps. | Mar 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Distinguished Women of Past and Present - Biography of Jackie Joyner-Kersee. | Mar 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kidzworld - Biography of Michael Phelps. | Mar 27, 2017 | ||
| Increased his record Olympic-medal totals and added details of his performance at the 2016 Olympic Games. | Aug 15, 2016 | ||
| Updated article to mention his second DUI arrest and six-month ban from swimming. | Oct 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Olympic.org - Biography of Michael Phelps. | Jun 10, 2014 | ||
| Updated article to mention the end of his retirement. | Apr 17, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: USA Swimming National Team - Biography of Michael Phelps. | Sep 27, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of Michael Phelps. | Sep 27, 2013 | ||
| Added his wins in 200-metre IM, the 100-metre butterfly, and the 4 X 100-metre medley relay at the 2012 Games. | Aug 06, 2012 | ||
| At the 2012 Games in London, he won a record-setting 19th career Olympic medal. | Jul 31, 2012 | ||
| Added Phelps's results from the 2009 world championships. | Sep 21, 2009 | ||
| Changed the initial sentence of article to focus on Phelps's accomplishments in the 2008 Olympic Games. | Jan 30, 2009 | ||
| Added Phelps's record-setting seventh and eighth gold medals of the 2008 Olympics. | Aug 19, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of Michael Phelps. | Aug 15, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of Michael Phelps. | Aug 15, 2008 | ||
| Added his sixth gold of the 2008 Olympics. | Aug 15, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 13, 2008 | ||
| Added Phelps's third gold medal of the 2008 Olympics. | Aug 12, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 11, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | May 20, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 29, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 04, 2007 | ||
| New article added. | Dec 01, 2005 |
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