American swimmer Michael Phelps has become the most decorated Olympian in history.
Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps
![Michael Phelps and his mother Debbie Phelps attend the Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection during Fashion Week in New York, February 8, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/D3274B1D-446A-4CDB-AC6A-2BA2CDF642C6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Michael Phelps and his mother Debbie Phelps attend the Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection during Fashion Week in New York, February 8, 2012.
![Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps posing in the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool in Long Beach, Calif. (Jan 2008 file photo)](https://gdb.voanews.com/6A360F09-AB1D-4B12-9D30-997703E87E7E_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps posing in the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool in Long Beach, Calif. (Jan 2008 file photo)