Phelps went on to qualify in Tuesday's event, coming in second behind Hungary's Tamas Kenderesi, who closed well and touched at 1:53.96. When asked about the video of le Clos, Phelps said everyone has ...

Michael Phelps Makes Shocking Confession About Learning to Swim originally appeared on Parade. Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time thanks to his prowess in the pool, but did you ...

It was quite an emotional moment for Michael Phelps on the medal stand after winning gold in the 200-meter butterfly by besting the defending champ and longtime rival Chad le Clos. Phelps teared up as ...

Michael Phelps followed through on his promise to help the Baltimore Ravens learn how to swim. Just weeks after several Ravens players asked Phelps, 40, in an Instagram video to teach them how to swim ...

— -- RIO DE JANEIRO -- On a night in which Michael Phelps became the first Olympic swimmer to win an event for the fourth consecutive time, a night he squashed the competition by nearly two ...

This story appears in ESPN The Magazine's July 18 Body Issue. Subscribe today. Editor's note: This story contains explicit language. Snakes. For as long as Michael Phelps can remember, he's hated ...