While less than three years separates Thorpe the pair only competed against each other at one Olympic Games as the Australian’s Olympic career came to an end at 21 with a five gold medals, three ...

Michael Phelps said he's always up for a challenge, so when he was given the opportunity to 'race' a great white shark, he took it. "I don't like taking silver medals, but I'll take one to a great ...

Don't expect an apology from Michael Phelps to TV viewers who were disappointed with his race against a simulated great white shark for a Discovery Channel Shark Week special. The Olympic champion was ...

Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a record 28 total Olympic medals after completing his fifth Games in 2016. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when he was just 15 years old, ...