What did Michael Phelps parents do?

Deborah Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps
Michael Phelps/Parents

Is Michael Phelps estranged from his father?

Michael Fred Phelps
Michael Phelps/Fathers

Does Michael Phelps have a relationship with his dad?

Longtime Olympic viewers readily recognize Michael Phelps’ mother, Debbie, who has been a mainstay in the stands throughout his career. An uneven presence, however, has been his father, Fred. Phelps’ strained relationship with his father has been well documented. Fred and Debbie divorced when Phelps was 9 years old.

Does Michael Phelps have a relationship with his mother?

The marriage of his father, Fred Phelps, a Maryland State Trooper, and his mother, Debbie Phelps, a middle-school principal, had been falling apart for a while. It all came to an end in 1992, when they separated. They officially divorced the next year.

Is Michael Phelps the youngest child?

Michael Fred Phelps was born on June 30, 1985, in Baltimore, Maryland. The youngest of three children, Phelps grew up in the neighborhood of Rodgers Forge. His father, Fred, an all-around athlete, was a state trooper and his mother, Debbie, was a middle-school principal.

Is Michael Phelps still married?

Married since 2016, Nicole and Michael, both 35, are the proud parents of three young boys: Boomer, 4, Beckett, 2, and 1-year-old Maverick.

Does Michael Phelps have a son?

Boomer Robert Phelps
Maverick Nicolas PhelpsBeckett Richard Phelps
Michael Phelps/Sons

Were Michael Phelps parents swimmers?

When Phelps’ parents divorced in 1994, he and his sisters lived with their mother, with whom Phelps grew very close. Phelps began swimming when his two older sisters, Whitney (born 1978) and Hilary (born 1980), joined a local swim team.

Does Michael Phelps have a child?

Michael Phelps/Children

What happened between Ryan Lochte and his mother?

He explained during an episode of In Depth With Graham Bensinger that he and his siblings took their mom’s side when she divorced their father, Steven Lochte, in 2011, but they changed their minds more recently.

Is Michael Phelps an only child?

Whitney Phelps
Hilary Phelps
Michael Phelps/Siblings