He's the youngest US swimmer to go pro. Phelps was 15 when he went pro, but at that point he was already an Olympian.
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There is a SI article defending Michael and his family for going pro: sportsillustrated.cnn.com/.../
It also has some interesting info about how he trains. Apparently he almost never swims more than 50m continuously which probably explains why he is best at short events.
The paper his dad based his training from is here: coachsci.sdsu.edu/.../energy39.pdf
A 2 page overview of the program can be read here: coachsci.sdsu.edu/.../ultra40a.pdf
There is a SI article defending Michael and his family for going pro: sportsillustrated.cnn.com/.../
It also has some interesting info about how he trains. Apparently he almost never swims more than 50m continuously which probably explains why he is best at short events.
The paper his dad based his training from is here: coachsci.sdsu.edu/.../energy39.pdf
A 2 page overview of the program can be read here: coachsci.sdsu.edu/.../ultra40a.pdf
