The day after he swam his last race as a competitive swimmer at the London Olympics, Michael Phelps got up early. It was force of habit. He didn’t have a race that day, or even a scheduled training ...

Retired competitive swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals, took on a great white shark in a Discovery Channel special on Sunday night. Did he win?

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 ...

ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps wasnt taking any chances. The night before, he fired up by watching the movie "Miracle." While on deck at the Olympic pool, he had Eminems "Till I Collapse" blaring in ...

(Reuters) - Michael Phelps overcame the first hurdle to a potential return to Olympic competition in 2016 when he was named along with exciting teenagers Katie Ledecky and Missy Franklin on the U.S.