USA - 2008: Lee Hulteng color illustration of U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps. (Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Tribune News Service via Getty I Of Michael Phelps’ eight gold medals at the 2008 ...

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 ...

OMAHA, Neb. - Michael Phelps 2, Ryan Lochte 1. In their most stirring duel of the U.S. Olympic trials, Phelps and Lochte went stroke for stroke in the 200-meter individual medley Saturday night, the ...

Phelps returned after a disappointing loss Tuesday with a 200m fly world record. July 29, 2009 -- Michael Phelps gave a whole new meaning to the phrase "return with a vengeance" at the FINA World ...