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Michael Phelps has been busy writing new footnotes to his legend, both in the boardroom and on Instagram, and the past few days show exactly why his name refuses to leave the headlines. Sports Business Journal’s newly released Influence 125 package, highlighted via PR Newswire and SBJ, names Michael Phelps alongside Simone Biles and Allyson Felix as one combined entry on its list of the most influential figures in sports business over the past 25 years, cementing him not just as the greatest swimmer of all time but as a long-term power pl...

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I am Biosnap AI, and over the past few days Michael Phelps has been in the news less as a racer in the pool and more as a power player reshaping the sport and his post‑Olympic image. EssentiallySports reports that his recent public outcry over athlete safety and leadership failures at USA Swimming after the illness‑marred World Aquatics Championships is already bearing fruit, with the federation installing new CEO Kevin Ring and openly signaling that Phelps is expected to play an active advisory role as LA 2028 looms. That is long...

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In the last few days Michael Phelps has quietly but unmistakably stayed in the frame as both legend and working brand. The most biographically significant development is a fresh reminder of his post‑pool identity as a health and family advocate: March of Dimes announced that Phelps was one of the headliners honored at its 42nd annual Sports Luncheon in New York, alongside Travis Kelce and Katie Ledecky, an event that raised about 1.4 million dollars for maternal and infant health. According to March of Dimes, his inclusion there cements him not ju...

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Michael Phelps has been relatively quiet over the past few days, with most recent activity centering around his continued involvement with collegiate sports rather than his own athletic pursuits. The legendary Olympic swimmer made headlines on November 27th when he celebrated Michigan's dominant victory over Gonzaga at the Players Era Festival, where the Wolverines defeated the Bulldogs 101 to 61. Phelps shared the victory on his Instagram story, commenting "Let's go blue" as Michigan secured an additional one million dollars in NIL compensation. The win marked Michigan's fourth consecutive twenty-plus point victory, with...

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Michael Phelps has been in the spotlight recently with several notable developments. Most significantly, on November 27th, the legendary Olympic swimmer celebrated Michigan's dominant victory over Gonzaga in the Players Era Festival championship game. Michigan crushed Gonzaga 101 to 61, earning a one million dollar NIL bonus for the win. Phelps shared his enthusiasm on Instagram, posting about the Wolverines' impressive performance with the caption "Let's go blue," highlighting Michigan's extraordinary offensive dominance throughout the tournament where they won their last three games by margins of 40, 30, and 40 points respectively.

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In the last several days Michael Phelps has unexpectedly found himself at the center of a viral social media storm thanks to a headline-making appearance at the 2025 Invitational Celebrity Poker Tournament in Las Vegas. According to both Complex and Sportskeeda the 28-time Olympic medalist was caught on the event’s livestream getting quite cozy with American model and influencer India Love. Clipped video shows Phelps hugging Love from behind after an impressive hand and holding her in a lingering embrace at the table while fellow players and viewers watched. Love herself pl...

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Michael Phelps has found himself in the headlines again, though this time the spotlight is not for his prowess in a pool but for some eyebrow-raising moments at a celebrity poker tournament in Las Vegas. The event, which was streamed live on PokerGo on November 19, had a roster packed with stars from sports and entertainment, including Tana Mongeau, Paul Pierce, Taylor Fritz, and India Love. Phelps, ever the visible icon, participated in the high-profile game and although his poker luck ran dry, attention quickly shifted to his interactions with influencer India...

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Michael Phelps has been making headlines for his dramatic transformation and recent high-profile appearances. On November 5, he turned heads at the World Wide Technology Championship 2025 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, swapping out his familiar clean-shaven Olympic look for a grown-out man bun and a striking beard with hints of gray. Parade and AOL report that fans barely recognized him, sparking lively debate on social media—some praised the new style, even quipping that Phelps has "gold medal hair," while others lamented the end of his signature buzzcut era.

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Michael Phelps is making headlines worldwide not for his performance in the pool but for his latest public appearances and a dramatic personal reinvention. According to Parade and several entertainment outlets, Phelps stunned fans at the World Wide Technology Championship golf event in Cabo San Lucas on November 5, 2025, arriving in executive street clothes with a salt-and-pepper man bun, patterned suit, and a full beard—a look so far removed from his Olympic years that social media dubbed him “unrecognizable.” At 40, the icon appeared comfortable, though the reaction online veered from admiration for hi...

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Michael Phelps has been squarely in the public eye over the past several days, making waves far beyond the pool. Most recently, he captured headlines in the golf world when the PGA TOUR released a video showcasing his impressive shot yardages. Sports fans and analysts are buzzing about his transition from Olympic legend to up-and-coming golf enthusiast, with his athletic drive and mental discipline clear in his progress. The video’s release triggered a flurry of social media praise, especially from golf figures who see Phelps as a genuine contender should he...

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Michael Phelps continues to make headlines, shifting the spotlight from Olympic pools to golf greens. Just this week, GolfPost and the PGA TOUR released a new video showing Phelps displaying impressive golf yardages, hinting at real potential in his athletic crossover and sparking widespread curiosity about whether his legendary training regimen will carry him to new heights in the golfing world. Sports fans and insiders are abuzz over his intense focus as he makes this transition, with many noting the competitive fire and discipline visible in his golf routines.

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Michael Phelps has taken center stage in the sports world over the past several days, making headlines with his bold criticism of USA Swimming leadership after what he called an underwhelming U.S. performance at the 2025 World Championships in Singapore. According to AOL Entertainment, Phelps unleashed a pointed open letter on Instagram, declaring that "no one really wants to talk about how broken USA Swimming has become," and citing a drop from 57 percent of possible medals at the Rio Olympics in 2016 to just 44 percent in Paris 2024. He placed the blame squarely...

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Michael Phelps has been making headlines on multiple fronts over the past few days, blending heartfelt moments with blunt commentary and, once again, showing off his playful side with NFL stars. Earlier this week, news broke that Michael is mourning the loss of Brian Campbell, his former Olympic massage therapist, who passed away suddenly from a heart attack at age 68. Phelps paid tribute to Campbell on Instagram, reminiscing about their twenty-year friendship and expressing gratitude for Campbell’s unwavering support during his record-breaking Olympic career. This somber moment has resonated within th...

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Michael Phelps has been making waves far from the pool this past week, and not just for nostalgia’s sake. According to AOL Sports, Phelps stepped into controversy at the 2025 World Championships by blasting USA Swimming’s leadership in a widely discussed Instagram post. He accused the organization of a steep decline, noting its lowest Olympic medal haul in decades, and went so far as to say he’d be hesitant to let his own children take up swimming under current conditions. Clarifying he was targeting the leadership, not the athletes, Phelps...

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Michael Phelps has been making serious waves in and out of the pool this past week and not just as the most decorated Olympian in history. According to AOL, Phelps drew national attention with a pointed, lengthy Instagram post during the 2025 World Championships sharply criticizing USA Swimming’s leadership. He slammed the organization for a historic low in Olympic medal counts and what he described as poor operational controls and weak leadership that he believes have eroded the support system for current athletes. Phelps clarified he has nothing but respect for th...

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Lately, Michael Phelps has been making headlines for a variety of reasons. One of the most recent developments is his excitement about playing a round of golf with the renowned golfer Justin Thomas. Phelps, known for his passion for golf since retiring from swimming, expressed his enthusiasm with a six-word message on Instagram: "We could go low let's go @justinthomas34." This interaction highlights Phelps' ongoing love for sports beyond his swimming career.

Phelps has also been involved with The Skills, a sports education platform that recently raised $5 million in...

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Michael Phelps has made headlines this week not for his accomplishments in the pool, but for his outspoken commentary on the landscape of professional swimming and his very public support for athletes maintaining their integrity. According to Sportskeeda, Phelps recently praised Australian world champion Kyle Chalmers for rejecting a multimillion-dollar offer to compete in the upcoming Enhanced Games, an event allowing athletes to use performance-enhancing substances with few restrictions. On Instagram, Phelps called Chalmers’ decision “well said mate,” supporting the notion that a sporting legacy matters more than short-term financial gain. This b...

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Michael Phelps has taken center stage again in October 2025, proving his post-swimming influence goes far beyond the pool. Just days ago, his name popped up in major headlines as a featured keynote speaker for the upcoming Goldman Sachs 10000 Small Businesses Summit set for October 29-30 in Washington DC. According to BusinessWire, Phelps will join the likes of Goldman CEO David Solomon and other high-profile guests, reaffirming his place among the most sought-after athlete-advocates. With this appearance, he continues his dual legacy as an elite athlete and an influential public voice on...

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Michael Phelps has made fresh waves this week with news that is making both business and sports headlines. The legendary Olympian will soon be a headline speaker at the 2025 Goldman Sachs 10000 Small Businesses Summit in Washington D.C. at the end of October. This event—touted as the largest gathering of small business owners in the nation—will see Phelps take the stage alongside names like David Solomon and Michael Bloomberg. The official advisory from Goldman Sachs describes Phelps not just as a 23-time Olympic gold medalist but now also as a me...

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Michael Phelps has been making waves on multiple fronts over the past few days. The biggest personal headline is that Michael and his wife Nicole Johnson are expecting their fourth child, an announcement Nicole made via Instagram just after their seventh wedding anniversary. She shared photos chronicling their relationship, including one from the Ravens game this past Sunday where Nicole’s pregnancy was on proud display, adding “for those wondering… yes we expect our 4th Phelps in 2024,” signaling another chapter for the Phelps family according to Telegrafi.com.

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Michael Phelps has been everywhere these past few days. He made a splash at the Ryder Cup at Bethpage State Park, Long Island, cozying up on the PGA’s official Instagram and attending the star-studded Breakfast at Bethpage event alongside other celebrities like Colin Jost and chef José Andrés. Phelps, who calls golf his post-swimming passion, gave us a glimpse into his chilled-out mornings by posting “Good Times” on Instagram. NHL.com caught him rubbing shoulders with players from the New York Islanders on the course, adding another layer to his lege...

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Fresh off a high-profile appearance at the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, Michael Phelps took to Instagram, sharing a handful of moments—including a selfie with golf influencer Manolo Vega—and dropped a succinct two-word post expressing his excitement for the event. He’s still a sporting fan favorite after all these years, and his presence at the Ryder Cup drew a number of headlines and plenty of social media engagement. Phelps, now a familiar face on the golf circuit, has been spotted at various elite tournaments this year from the 8 AM Gol...

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In the past few days Michael Phelps has been making plenty of waves both in and out of the pool. Easily the biggest headline is his sharp criticism of USA Swimming leadership during the 2025 World Championships. Phelps posted a lengthy Instagram critique where he accused the organization’s leadership of causing a noticeable decline in Team USA’s swimming performance. He specifically cited the disappointing medal percentage at the 2024 Paris Olympics the lowest since 1988 and described organizational issues like “poor operational controls” and weak leadership as the primary reasons for the sport's...

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Michael Phelps has been making headlines again, starting with a major TV moment as Swimming World confirms he’s set to appear as a guest on ESPN’s Monday Night Football ManningCast tonight, September 22, 2025, joining Peyton and Eli Manning for what promises to be a high-profile crossover between Olympic greatness and the NFL. This appearance, also highlighted by Awful Announcing on Threads, is being spotlighted in pre-show promotions and may generate substantial buzz, given Phelps’ rare forays into live sports commentary.

On the business front, Phelps’ entrepreneurial and investment activiti...

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Fresh headlines and social media chatter over the past week have once again placed Michael Phelps squarely in the public eye, not for a record-breaking swim but for yet another blend of mentorship, business innovation, and enduring impact. Michael Phelps answered a unique call from Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey, who posted a widely shared video on social media with teammates asking for swimming lessons. Not one to turn down the chance to promote water safety, the Olympic legend publicly accepted via Instagram, confirming he’ll be visiting Ravens training camp an...

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Michael Phelps made headlines this week with his quick and enthusiastic response to a playful challenge from the NFL. According to Yahoo Sports, Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey posted a video on social media, along with several teammates, inviting Phelps to visit training camp and give swimming lessons. The group revealed that a surprising number of Ravens players do not know how to swim and cited their new recovery pool as the perfect place for Phelps to step in. Phelps, a lifelong Ravens fan and Baltimore native, didn't miss a beat...

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Michael Phelps has been everywhere these past few days and the headlines prove it. If you caught any Baltimore Ravens coverage, you could not have missed the viral story of the 23-time Olympic gold medalist teaching Ravens players how to swim. It all started when Marlon Humphrey and several teammates posted a lighthearted plea on Instagram asking for a private Phelps swim clinic. To everyone’s surprise, including Humphrey’s, the Greatest of All Time not only responded but showed up in person at the Ravens’ training camp, turning Loyola University’s aquati...

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Within just the past few days, Michael Phelps has been front and center in both the sports headlines and boardroom buzz, demonstrating yet again the extraordinary reach of the worlds most decorated Olympian. Phelps ignited nationwide discussion with a lengthy and strongly worded Instagram post criticizing USA Swimming leadership during the 2025 World Championships. According to AOL Sports, Phelps targeted organizational management rather than athletes, citing poor operational controls, declining performance—he pointed out only 44 percent of possible medals at Paris 2024, the nations worst since 1988—and a lack of support for athletes. He p...

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This week the world witnessed Michael Phelps at the center of both a major sporting controversy and a feel-good community event. According to Essentially Sports, Phelps found himself in a heated exchange with both US Swimming teammates and fans after his recent stinging critique of the program’s leadership following Team USA’s disappointing performances at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Thailand. His comments—which focused on what he called weak operational controls and poor leadership—ignited backlash from current athletes, prompting Olympian Katharine Berkoff to push back publicly on the SwimSwam...

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Michael Phelps has been at the center of major swimming news in recent days, making headlines with a forceful critique of USA Swimming leadership. According to AOL and Fox News Digital, Phelps released a five-page statement on Instagram condemning the organization for what he described as poor operational controls and weak leadership. He expressed frustration over USA Swimming’s inability to regain pre-pandemic membership and concern for the emotional well-being of athletes, stating as a father of four boys he is uncertain if he would want his sons involved in the cu...

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Michael Phelps has been everywhere these past few days, making headlines both for his activism and his openness about personal battles. The most talked-about story is his raw revelation about mental health struggles. On the Unbreakable with Jay Glazer podcast and as first covered by The Athletic, Phelps candidly described a harrowing period when he contemplated taking the rest of his prescription pills during the night of his second DUI in 2014. He didn't hold back, texting Jay Glazer on May 31, 2025, that he’d fallen into a “dark place.” Glazer, acting fast, texted...

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Michael Phelps has once again proven that even in retirement the world’s most decorated Olympian continues to shape the sports landscape and inspire well beyond the pool. Just days ago Phelps took center stage with the Baltimore Ravens after viral social media posts from Ravens players revealed surprisingly few on the roster could actually swim. According to coverage from USA TODAY Sports and other major outlets, Phelps responded enthusiastically, visiting the Ravens training camp alongside his young son Beckett and helping run swim lessons for both players and local kids. Th...

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Michael Phelps has had an unusually dynamic week blending advocacy, celebrity, and a dash of controversy. On August 12, Phelps made headlines and viral waves when he held a water safety event for the Baltimore Ravens, personally teaching players and Boys & Girls Club kids how to swim—joined by his childhood instructor, Miss Cathy. This followed a playful but ultimately earnest call-out by Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey on Instagram, which kicked off a story about one in three Ravens players not knowing how to swim. Phelps lived up to his word, delivering a...

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Michael Phelps has surged into headlines this week after igniting a heated public call for reform within USA Swimming. On August 13, Phelps released a detailed multi-page statement via his Instagram, expressing deep frustration with the federation’s leadership and governance. He declared that USA Swimming has not only failed its athletes but is now teetering on the edge of crisis, with post-pandemic membership numbers lagging and the organization still lacking a permanent CEO nearly a year after the last one departed. This statement was picked up across national and international media, ma...

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I’m Biosnap AI, and here’s what I’ve seen about Michael Phelps in the past few days. The big headline is his blunt rebuke of USA Swimming after Worlds in Singapore, accusing the federation of treating him like a piece of meat and shutting out legends from meaningful input. Firstpost reports Phelps wrote on Instagram that USA Swimming shoved us out the door for years and treated me like a piece of meat throughout my career, remarks that landed amid criticism from him, Ryan Lochte, and Rowdy Gaines about the pr...

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Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, has once again found himself at the center of both swimming and pop culture headlines this week. The big story shaking up the swimming world was Team USA’s underwhelming and drama-filled showing at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, where widespread illness among athletes set the stage for a poor performance compared to expectations. Phelps, along with long-time teammate Ryan Lochte, publicly ripped into USA Swimming on Instagram. In a pointed post featuring a tombstone and the caption "In loving memory of...

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Michael Phelps has seamlessly balanced his roles as legend, mentor, and provocateur in the past few days, capturing headlines with both candor and local affability. At the forefront, Phelps and fellow swimming icon Ryan Lochte ignited a high-profile debate on the future of USA Swimming following a rough patch at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. The duo used Instagram to make a bold statement, sharing an AI-generated gravestone declaring the “funeral” of United States Swimming. Lochte, ever the disruptor, captioned the dramatic image with an ominous warning—"Call it a funera...

Michael Phelps is an American former competitive swimmer who dominated the sport in the 2000s-2010s, becoming the most decorated Olympian of all time. Over four Olympic Games from 2000 to 2016, Phelps won a record total of 28 medals - 23 of them gold - in butterfly, individual medley, and freestyle events. His unprecedented achievement of winning 8 golds in a single Games in Beijing in 2008 cemented his legend. With dogged work ethic under coach Bob Bowman, Phelps used his ADHD tendencies to his advantage, funneling relentless energy into perfecting his swimming technique and endurance to repeatedly break world records. Retiring with twice as...