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The man considered to be the best swimmer in the world won't be competing for any more Olympic Gold in 2016.
When Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin was studying at Harvard University, he probably never thought that his book smarts would be featured on a new ESPN SportsCenter commercial.
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps may be taking up another profession. The retired swimmer signed a deal with PING on Wednesday. Phelps was outfitted with customized clubs before the Pro-Am contest at Scottsdale TPC just before the Waste Management Phoenix Open there this weekend. Phelps will also appear on a reality show on the Golf Channel for his efforts, and said he would love to compete in the Olympics for golf someday.
Who would have ever thought that Super Bowl-winning linebacker Ray Lewis, of all people, would have helped inspire one of the greatest athletes of his generation to come back for another historic appearance at the Olympic Games?
Today, spokesman for the United States Olympic Committee Patrick Sandusky asserted that Phelps' Louis Vuitton photo-shoot did not breach Rule 40, an Olympic provision which prevents athletes from promoting non-official sponsors for about a month before and after the games.
When a teenage Michael Phelps started splashing the girls at the end of a particularly tough training session, his coach Bob Bowman tried to discipline him.
After the swimming competition at London's Olympics came to an end on August 4, for many swimmers it was day one to phase out and enter party mode.
Megan Rossee, Michael Phelps's girlfriend reportedly, has kept communication between the superstar swimmer and herself through Twitter despite the Olympian's busy schedule leading up to the games.
The perfect opportunity for some Olympic swimmers to celebrate and party arose on the evening of August 5 and Ryan Lochte was there to take good advantage of it.
All-time medal record-holder Michael Phelps is dating a 25-year-old model/cocktail waitress from Los Angeles.
In a recent interview with CNN, Ryan Lochte, the American swimmer who just capped off a noteworthy performance at the London Olympics, told Piers Morgan about a woman he regarded as gorgeous.
Michael Phelps' last career race was met with a grand finale as he capped off his final Olympic participation by earning gold in the 4x100-meter Medley relay.
Michael Phelps' last career race was met with a grand finale as he capped off his final Olympic participation by earning gold in the 4x100-meter Medley relay.
Michael Phelps is now a historical figure in the OIympic Pantheon, but he has lost some of the spotlight after Chad Le Clos’ father took it from him.
Michael Phelps comfortably won the 200-meter Individual Medley final in London on Thursday evening making him the first male Olympian ever to win the same event in three consecutive Olympics.