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Swimming Sensations

When you think of swimming, who is the first two people that pop in your head? For me, the first two people are Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. These two male swimmers are in the top ranking for professional swimming. Ryan Lochte started swimming really young because his father was a swim coach. He started at age five! Michael Phelps started swimming when he was seven years old. Both of these swimmers are still swimming today.

Ryan Lochte was born August 3,1984, a year after Michael Phelps was born. He went to the Olympics 11 times and won five gold medals. Ryan holds four world records, too. Since he is a swimmer and swimmers don’t get paid, Lochte has to have endorsements. Endorsements are ads and commercials that they are featured in. He has 8 endorsements.

Michael Phelps was born June 30,1985. He went to the Olympics 22 times and won 18 gold medals! Phelps has seven world records and one Olympic record. Michael Phelps gets six million dollars from all of his endorsements in total! In total, he has 15 endorsements. Why do you think people who run ads and commercials want him so badly?

Why are both of these swimmers so good? I think they’re so good because they actually try. Some swimmers think they’re going to become the best with a few practices, but it takes a lot more effort! These two swimmers have proven that swimming takes a very big amount of hard work. That is the reason why they are the best.

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are both amazing athletes. They are both committed to swimming and work hard every time. Also, they are both great sports. If they ever lose a competition, both of them will shake hands with the person who won. In my opinion, Ryan Lochte could have been the number one swimmer in America, but he started years after Michael Phelps. In conclusion, i think these two athletes are the best swimmers in America.

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