Dorothy Hyman, Wilma Rudolph and Giuseppina Leone shake hands while standing on the podium at the 1960 Olympics. U.S. swimmer ...

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 ...

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps doesn't keep his athletic interests just to the pool. Phelps was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in a suburb of Baltimore County. His career as an Olympic ...

Out of the pool and into the broadcast booth once more. That's right, 23-time gold medal-winning swimmer Michael Phelps is returning to NBCUniversal this summer and heading to Paris to work both ...

OMAHA, Neb. -- Michael Phelps surged to the wall and then whipped around to spot his time. That number wasn't really important. The only thing that mattered was No. 5. The most decorated athlete in ...

American swimmer and Olympic favorite Michael Phelps nearly missed the Men's 400m IM Finals, finishing eighth in qualifying. With the 2012 Summer Olympics underway on Day 1, American swimmer Michael ...

Former Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps talks to WSJ's Lee Hawkins about life after swimming, including his work related to ...