AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAUMARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images Article content USA’s Michael Phelps competes in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley Semifinal during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 10, 2016. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Since walking away from the sport for good after the Rio Games – at which he pushed his all-time Olympic medal haul to 28, including 23 golds – Phelps says he swims at home now only when he needs some “peace and quiet.” When he unspools himself to his full 6-foot-4 frame, he still looks as if he could throw down a sub-two-minute 200 IM, until you notice he’s a little thinner than before. I’m happy being a dad, happy being a husband.” I don’t miss the training, the competitive part. “I’ve been on a little journey, just understanding more about myself and why I work a certain way. “I like being able to just be me,” said Phelps, who along with wife Nicole is the parent of three boys. Since revealing several years ago his battles with depression and ADHD, Phelps peppers his answers with allusions to his mental health outreach and his continuing journey in self-discovery. “This will be the first time (at an Olympics) where Katie kind of has her hands full,” Phelps said. freestyle legend Katie Ledecky and Australian rival Ariarne Titmus in the 400 and 200 freestyle. Like many swimming aficionados, he said he is most looking forward to the duels in Tokyo between U.S. The reviews of Phelps as a swimming commentator have been overwhelmingly positive, and he said he loves being able to share his accumulated insight into the sport with NBC’s viewers. The Olympics could not have started better for me personally.”Īside from his NBC gig, Phelps is in Tokyo as a businessman, pumping his swimwear line, doing appearances for Omega Timing, for whom he remains a spokesperson, and generally enjoying the fruits of being the “GOAT” in retirement. Being able to have the first medal of the swim meet won in my suit – it’s a dream come true for me. “Being able to see him do it, I was in tears. I know how hard he worked to get there,” Phelps said of Kalisz, his one-time training partner at North Baltimore Aquatic Club. Article content Chase Kalisz of Team United States celebrates after winning the Men’s 400m Individual Medley Final on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Jin Tokyo, Japan. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.Sunday saw the first positive tests to come from the Olympic Village “bubble,” as well as American tennis superstar Cori “Coco” Gauff announcing that she will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19. His career was also recently documented on the small screen in Peacock’s three-part series Michael Phelps: Medals, Memories & More.ĭays away from the Opening Ceremony and with Tokyo under its fourth state of emergency amid a rise in Delta variant COVID-19 cases, public concern in Japan remains high that hosting the Games - an event involving athletes, officials and journalists entering the country from around the world - will endanger the lives of local residents amid the pandemic. In 2008, he established the Michael Phelps Foundation to promote healthy and active lives, especially for children, by expanding participation opportunities in the sport of swimming. Phelps competed in five Olympic Games, from 2000-2016, and holds the world record in the 400m individual medley. With his 23 gold and 28 overall medals, Phelps has won more Olympic medals than anyone in history. 'Night Court' Earns Quick Season 2 Pickup at NBC
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