Michael Phelps, the man to win the most Olympic medals in swimming, is terrible at dancing! This has been revealed to the world by none other than some of his closest friends. 

Phelps has gotten into swimming at the age of seven. Now, he has the most Olympic medals for any athlete, a whopping 28 medals.

He also holds the all-time record for Olympic gold medals, which is 23. In 2008, he broke Mark Spitz’s record of seven first-place finishes, in a single Olympic event.

Michael Phelps: A legendary swimmer but a terrible dancer

A group of Phelps’ friends was present at the 2016 Olympics that took place in Rio, to support the swimming legend.

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They talked to a journalist, who asked about Phelps’ dancing skills, “How is he as a dancer? When you go out, does he have the moves?” To which they blurted out laughing. Their hilarious responses were, “Next question,” “Oh my God, have you ever seen him dance? “Oh gosh no!” 

A smiling Phelps confirmed, “I don’t dance. I sit and watch everybody dance, but I know at the wedding I’ll have to dance.” One of his friends even said that the wedding would be his test and he would need some lessons.

Friends say Phelps is in a happy space

The interviewer also tried to get some tea on the wedding bash, which the friends blew off with jokes. 

Phelps secretly married Nicole Johnson, the former Miss California USA, in June 2016. They have been together since 2007, except for three years when they remained away from each other. The couple are parents to three sons now.

One of Phelps’ friends also revealed that he is a participating father to Boomer, his son. As per him, Phelps shares stories of changing diapers, losing sleep, and more. Phelps, as per his friends is the happiest they’ve ever seen him be. “Happy, focused, relaxed,” is how his friends described his state of mind. 

As if to prove them right, Phelps went on to win 5 gold medals, and one silver medal, at the 2016 Olympics. These were the wins that made him the most successful athlete at the event for four consecutive Olympics 

Phelps retired in 2012, which was quite early for him. He now volunteers as an assistant coach for the Arizona State Sun Devils swim team.

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