EntityQ706637· pop 23· linked from 232 articlesMichael WendenSign in to saveAustralian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holderConnectionsSports Reference, LLCCompanyWorld record progression 100 metres freestyleEntityAustraliaCountrySydneyCityMichael PhelpsEntityInternational Olympic CommitteeEntity2000 Summer OlympicsEntity1972 Summer OlympicsEntity1968 Summer OlympicsEntitycompetitive swimmingEntityJohnny WeissmullerEntityOrder of the British EmpireEntityCommonwealth GamesEntityMark SpitzEntityIan ThorpeEntityWorld AquaticsEntityswimming at the Summer OlympicsEntityFINA World Aquatics ChampionshipsEntityOlympic symbolsEntityUniversity of New South WalesEntityCategories1949 births20th-century Australian sportsmenAustralian male freestyle swimmersAustralian Members of the Order of the British EmpireCommonwealth Games bronze medallists for AustraliaCommonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimmingCommonwealth Games gold medallists for AustraliaCommonwealth Games gold medallists in swimmingCommonwealth Games silver medallists for AustraliaCommonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming