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It’s a RELAY: Michael Phelps and Wife Nicole Announce Birth of 4th Son

Michael Phelps, the most-decorated Olympian in history, and his wife Nicole have announced the birth of their 4th child, another boy, and one who will  carry on both his father’s and mother’s names.

Nico Michael Phelps was born on January 16th, giving the Phelps family now a full relay of boys: Boomer is 7, Beckett is 5, and Maverick is 4.

Michael himself was one of three children (two sisters) and Nicole was one of two (a younger brother), so their family has now surpassed the household size that either grew up in.

Michael and Nicole met at the 2007 ESPY Awards and dated on-and-off until getting married in 2016 – about a month after the birth of Boomer.

Michael is the most-decorated swimmer in history with 23 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 2 bronze medals at the Olympics, plus a further 27 World Championships. He remains the only athlete to win 8 gold medals in a single Olympic Games.

Nicole is a former beauty queen who was Miss California USA 2010 and competed in the Miss USA pageant.

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Steve Nolan
9 months ago

i’mma start commenting on all your baby announcements the same way y’all do here.

“oh my god! a future mid level sales rep at kohls!! 😍😍😍

CADWALLADER GANG
Reply to  Steve Nolan
9 months ago

CRYYYIIIINNNGGG 😭😭

Paella747
9 months ago

Congrats to the family! Does anybody know when tickets for the 2040 Olympic Swimming Trials go on sale?

Cate
9 months ago

Congrats 🥰

saltie
9 months ago

give it about 20 years and the Nico Phelps vs baby Dressel 100 fly races are gonna go crazy. It’d be the greatest rivalry since Michael and Lochte. the two will be so close in age lol imagine if they actually both become pro swimmers. unlikely, but it would be quite a story

Sub13
Reply to  saltie
9 months ago

I imagine baby Pellegrini and baby Seebohm might want a word about this haha

hambone
9 months ago

Such an unfortunate man-bun.

maheny
Reply to  hambone
9 months ago

kinda wild (sad) how comfortable people feel to negatively comment on looks as long as the targets just a dude

Sub13
Reply to  maheny
9 months ago

There is one particular commenter on here who repeatedly talks about how ugly she thinks swimmers with tattoos are. Like I’m sure I’ve encountered it on at least 5 different articles. Very strange

Mrs. Tarquin Biscuitbarrel
Reply to  hambone
9 months ago

Michael looks fine, not to mention very happy. I’ve given up even commenting on my own adult sons’ hair, anywhere.

Octavio Gupta
9 months ago

Congratulations MP!

Side note, when is someone going to talk to Michael about this hair situation…

Cate
Reply to  Octavio Gupta
9 months ago

When they find someone who actually believes it’s their business

maheny
Reply to  Cate
9 months ago

looks like theres plenty of people who believe its their business right here in the comments

what a weird coincidence that none of their opinions matter in any regard

Pescatarian
9 months ago

Relay!

Curious
9 months ago

him and Kobe were good friends. Kobe with 4 daughters and Phelps with 4 sons I find this amusing for some reason

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