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'Furious Pete' Consumes Michael Phelps' 12,000 Calorie Diet In One Sitting

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:16:23 +0000

To help fuel his way to a record Olympic 18 gold medals, swimmer Michael Phelps eats over 12,000 calories a day while training and competing. Presumably, Phelps doesn’t wolf down all of these calories in one sitting.

Furious Pete, a competitive eater and YouTube personality, most certainly did consume over 12,000 calories in one giant meal.

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 7 — Michael Phelps Wins 17th Career Gold Medal In His Last Individual Race

Joe Student — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 02:00:02 +0000

US swimmers Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin added to their impressive medal collections on Friday at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here’s a recap of the day’s action from the London Games: American Michael Phelps surged in the final 50 meters to win the men’s 100-meter butterfly in a time of 51.21 seconds. [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 6 — Michael Phelps beats Ryan Lochte in 200 IM; Gabby Douglas Wins All-Around Gold

Joe Student — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:15:33 +0000

The United States won six gold medals on Thursday to jump ahead of China in the overall medal count. Here’s Thursday’s Olympic Games’ recap: US swimmer Michael Phelps edged teammate Ryan Lochte in the 200-meter individual medley to claim a record 16th Olympic gold medal and extend his own overall medal record to 20. [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 4 — Michael Phelps Sets Medals Record; US Women's Gymnastics Team Wins Gold

Joe Student — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 03:30:38 +0000

American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most decorated athlete in Olympic history Tuesday, while the United States and China remained tied atop the overall medal count of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here’s a recap of the day’s Olympic action: American Olympic hero Michael Phelps swam the anchor leg for the US men’s [...]

Michael Phelps Shatters Olympics Record with 19th Career Medal

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:47:37 +0000

Michael Phelps has managed to swim into history. Phelps set the record for most Olympic medals won by an individual when he picked up his 19th on Tuesday by leading the US to a gold in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay in London. It was the first gold medal of these Games for Phelps. Phelps has [...]

U.S. Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps Will Not Walk With The U.S. Olympic Team During The 2012 Opening Ceremonies

Chris Reed — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:53:37 +0000

Perhaps the most successful U.S. athlete of all-time, Michael Phelps, will not be walking into the 2012 Summer Olympics with his team this week. According to Yahoo Sports, the 14-time gold medalist told reporters he won't join his teammates during Friday night's celebration in order to rest for his first event the following morning.