Olympic Swimmers Venn Diagram
Eric Moussambani
Michael Phelps
Things in common
He 36 years old and 1.93 metres tall
He went to his first Olympics at the age of 15
Started training at the age of 7
Born in Baltimore, Maryland
He is sometimes called by the nicknames "MP" or "Baltimore Bullet."
Born in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
He went to his first Olympics at the age of 22
43 years old
He trained in a hotels pool and seas and lakes
He is the slowest swimmer in the Olympics
Both have Competed in the Sydney Olympics
Both used to be swimmers in the Olympics
They both had or have a record (Michael used to be the fastest swimmer in the Olympics and Eric is the slowest swimmer in the Olympics)
Both Coach swimming now after retiring from the Olympics
Both have won a swimming race in the Olympics at least once
He is the richest swimmer in the world
Eric is commonly also called "Eric the eel."
He was born on 31st May 1978
He received a 1 million dollar bonus for winning 7 gold medals in 1 Olympics
Eric had to swim alone in his first Olympics due to the other Olympians getting disqualified because of a false start.
They both have nicknames that the public/media calls them
Michael Phelps favourite stroke is the butterfly