The Circumstances of Michael Phelps’ Family Have an Impact on His Performance.
After Michael Phelps’ parents separated in 1994, the Olympic swimmer’s mother, Deborah Phelps, assumed primary responsibility for his upbringing. Phelp’s mother is a middle school principal in the state of Maryland, but Phelp’s father is a Maryland State Trooper who has since retired from the force.
When Phelps was nine years old, in the year 2000, his father remarried when he was already an adult. He later indicated that the divorce had a detrimental effect on him and his siblings and that after the split, he found it difficult to re-establish a connection with his father. He also stated that his siblings also felt the adverse effects of the divorce.