Michael Phelps Archives

Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O’Neal (pictured below) has a new reality show called Shaq Vs., which challenges numerous top athletes in their own sports.

In these pictures, Shaq challenges 14-time Gold Medal Olympian and World Swimming Champion Michael Phelps in a series of swimming races before a “standing room only” crowd at Mangione Aquatic Center at Loyola University, Maryland.

Shaq’s nickname is “Shaq-mu” — like the whale Shamu, get it?

This “Shaq VS Michael Phelps episode will air on Tuesday, September 15 @ 9PM ET/PT on ABC.

10+ pictures inside of Michael Phelps‘ swimming challenge with Shaq… More Here! »

Olympic gold medal swimming champion Michael Phelps was involved in a traffic accident in Baltimore, Maryland, on Thursday night, but left unscathed, police said.

The 24-year-old “human dolphin” was reportedly shaken up by the incident in Baltimore and taken to a local hospital as a precaution. Phelps‘ two passengers were also uninjured while the female driver of the second vehicle was transported to a local hospital.

“At this we don’t know, we know that there was a collision. Two cars were driving, they collided at an intersection. We’re going to find out, you know, if alcohol was a factor, we’re going to look at red lights. We’re going to put all that together and like I said AIU (Accident Investigation Unit) is literally is talking to them as we speak,” a police spokesman said.

Swimming superstar Michael Phelps comes up short after losing to Paul Biedermann (Germany) in the men’s 200m freestyle final at the 2009 FINA World Championships, held at the Foro Italico in Rome on Tuesday (July 28).

The 24-year-old Olympic gold medalist suffered his first individual defeat in a world competition since 2005. Biedermann won in world record time of 1:42.00 while Phelps took the silver with a time of 1:43:22. The time was slightly slower than his gold medal win (1:42:96) in Beijing.

15+ pictures inside of Michael Phelps getting smoked in the pool… More Here! »

Michael Phelps celebrates victory in the Men’s 4x 100m Freestyle Final during the 13th FINA World Championships at the Stadio del Nuoto on Sunday (July 26) in Rome, Italy.

“When we come into a meet we have a goal to win all three relays, and I think this is a perfect way to end day one,” the 24-year-old swimming champ said. “Relays are raced as a team, and I think all four guys swam a great race.” (The other three swimmers: Ryan Lochte, Matthew Grevers and Nathan Adrian.)

Other pictures include Phelps in quite the colorful speedo during practice on July 24 and 25.

30+ pictures inside of Michael Phelps‘ shirtless winning start at worlds… More Here! »

Olympic champion Michael Phelps speaks candidly to NBC’s Matt Lauer about the night he was photographed smoking pot from a bong, the impact it has had on his career, and why its important for him to return his focus back to what he loves most, his family and swimming. Here are some interview snippets:

On how he found out about the pot pic: “I forgot how it was. Somewhere in– it was through an e-mail form. And I had no idea really what to do. You know, I knew that I’d made a mistake and made a bad judgment. And– and, you know, I know that when you do make a mistake, you know, you’re responsible for all of the consequences. And I was willing to, you know, accept the fact that I did make a mistake.”

On what happened the night of the pic was taken: “I mean, we were just celebrating, honestly. And– you know, there was probably two or three people there I didn’t know. It was a very small group. Six or seven people probably total in the whole house. Like nothing major. You know, not like a giant college house party. It was nothing like that. It was just a small group and we were just sitting around and celebrating.”

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Although Olympics hero Michael Phelps lost his Kellogg’s endorsement, sandwich chain Subway announced Friday it still supports him.

“Like most Americans, and like Michael Phelps himself, we were disappointed in his behavior,” the statement said. “Also like most Americans, we accept his apology. Moving forward, he remains in our plans.”

One week ago, Phelps was criticized for smoking from a marijuana pipe. Since then, he has apologized but has been suspended from competitive swimming for three months.

Cereal maker Kellogg’s is the first sponsor to dump Olympic champion Michael Phelps over his bong incident.

A Kellogg’s spokesperson said that the company will not be renewing Phelps’ endorsement deal, which expires at the end of this month.

Kellogg’s statement said, “Michael’s most recent behavior is not consistent with the image of Kellogg’s.”

In addition, Phelps was suspended from swimming competitively for three months by USA Swimming.

“This is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated, but we decided to send a strong message to Michael because he disappointed so many people, particularly the hundreds of thousands of USA Swimming member kids who look up to him as a role model and a hero,” the federation said in a statement. “Michael has voluntarily accepted this reprimand and has committed to earn back our trust.”