The incredible Michael Phelps has just won his 19th Olympic Gold Medal and 23rd Olympic medal overall with more chances to come this week in the Rio pool to beat his own record as the most decorated of all time.
“You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
“Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.”
Born 30 June 1985 (maybe 5.55am) Baltimore, Maryland, he’s a Sun Mars in Cancer, on this birth time on the Ascendant, with Sun trine Pluto and opposition Neptune – Neptune Pluto often gives outstanding ability, putting power behind a dream. His Mercury squares Pluto which will be good for single-minded focus; and his Venus in Scorpio opposes Saturn, so he’s able to push aside an indulgent lifestyle when necessary. That opposition squares onto Jupiter at 15 degrees Aquarius (which mid Aquarius position is frequently found in athletes’ charts) – so confident, scared of failure and obsessive about getting things right.
His Jupiter is further emphasised being on one leg of a Yod sextile Uranus inconjunct Mars – this would give him a sense of strain, not fitting in initially, until he found his track. He was hyper-active as a child (ADHD) until he was sent swimming to soak up his energy when his Sun had moved by Solar Arc/Progression to conjunct Mars on the focal point of his Yod – and he’s never looked back since. He found a way to make his ‘difference’ to other people an advantage. His Moon is Sagittarius.
Tr Pluto is sextile his Solar Arc Jupiter at the moment with Solar Arc Jupiter square his Uranus – so feeling the luck is with him and full of confidence.
Katie Ledecky, is another US swimmer, with a Gold from yesterday when she broke her own world record. Not yet 20, she has a cupboard full of medals and has broken 12 world records. Born 17 March 1997, she’s a Sun Venus in Pisces opposition Mars in Virgo; with her Sun sextile Neptune and trine Pluto – so again a feisty Mars, and Neptune Pluto. Her Jupiter at 12 degrees Aquarius is conjunct Uranus and on the focal point of a mini-Grand Trine of a tough-minded Saturn in self-reliant Aries trine Pluto. Her Moon is Cancer.
Adam Peaty restored GB’s morale by winning the first Gold since 1988 for swimming. He won by a staggering second and a half, breaking his own world record. Born 28 Dec 1994, he’s a Sun Capricorn trine Mars in Virgo; with a disciplined, dedicated Saturn opposition Mars squaring onto Jupiter in sporting Sagittarius and Pluto in last degree Scorpio – so powerfully confident. His Uranus Neptune in Capricorn sextile his intense and charming Venus Pluto in Scorpio. His Moon is Scorpio. A larger than life personality, he follows a punishing training schedule, like the other top athletes, eating 8000 calories a day when at full stretch. He was sent off to swim very young to try to overcome his fear of water.
All have Water as the dominant element in their charts – whether that’s a coincidence or not I don’t know. Phelps is Water Fire and the other two Water Earth.