Lochte, 32, led halfway through the race, but on the breaststroke leg -- supposedly Phelps' weakest stroke -- Phelps transformed a hundredths-of-a second deficit into a nearly half-second lead.

“That’s not fair,” Michael Phelps’ coach Bob Bowman told him as the greatest Olympian of all time came out of the warmup pool for the last time in his competitive career. “What’s not ...

An emotional Michael Phelps was on the verge of tears during a poolside interview after the final race of his Olympic career and told a halting story that ended with a non sequitur. Phelps seemed ...

Phelps (and others) hinted throughout the week that the 2016 Olympics might be the end of his competitive swimming career, and he made it official after his final race here Saturday night.

The Baltimore Ravens got their chance to swim with Michael Phelps. A couple of weeks after players shot video asking the 23-time Olympic champion — and Baltimore native — for swimming lessons ...

MESA, Ariz. -- Michael Phelps is 0-for-1 in his comeback to the pool. The 22-time Olympic medalist lost to Ryan Lochte in the 100-meter butterfly final at the Arena Grand Prix on Thursday night ...

Michael Phelps is coming out of retirement, the first step toward swimming at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Phelps outlined three steps he'd like to see USA Swimming take, including an independent review of the entire organization.

Michael Phelps returns to pool to race Baltimore Ravens players - The 23-time Olympic champion taught some of the NFL team’s players how to swim ...