Video courtesy of SwimSwam co-founder Garrett McCaffrey.
In between some big-time exhibition swims at the Arizona State – Arizona dual meet, Olympic champion Michael Phelps found time to chat with SwimSwam about his foray into coaching with the Arizona State Sun Devils.
After this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio, Phelps says he plans to join his longtime coach Bob Bowman‘s staff in Tempe, helping coach the Pac-12 swimming program.
You can check out the interview above to hear Phelps’ thoughts on his future in coaching, plus his take on the job offer he got from the Chippendales after appearing in the ASU “Curtain of Distraction.”
Phelps drew a huge crowd in Tempe, swimming in what he would call the last short course yards races of his career. Phelps has typically focused more on long course meters, and plans to retire for good after this summer’s Olympic Trials and Olympic Games.
You can check out more Phelps coverage from Tempe below:
- Watch Phelps take on Matt Grevers and David Nolan in a 100 IM here
- Watch Phelps go 1:34.04 in the 200 freestyle here
- Listen to Phelps talk about his last swims in the short course yards pool here
You can find plenty more video content on SwimSwam’s YouTube page by following this link.
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