Michael Phelps adjusts his goggles before his win in the men's 100m butterfly finals at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, July 5, 2008. Reuters Pictures 19 months ago

Michael Phelps adjusts his goggles before his win in the men's 100m butterfly finals at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, July 5, 2008.

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  1. LONG BEACH, CA - JANUARY 18: Michael Phelps (R) talks with Todd Patrick before swimming in the Men's 100 Breaststroke Prelim during the Long Beach Grand Prix on January 18, 2010 in Long Beach, California.
  2. LONG BEACH, CA - JANUARY 18: Michael Phelps swims in the Men's 100 Backstroke Prelim during the Long Beach Grand Prix on January 18, 2010 in Long Beach, California.
  3. LONG BEACH, CA - JANUARY 18: Michael Phelps swims in the Men's 100 Backstroke Prelim during the Long Beach Grand Prix on January 18, 2010 in Long Beach, California.
  4. Michael Phelps, right, talks with Michael Alexandrov following their preliminary heat in the men's 100-yard breaststroke at USA Swimming's Southern California Grand Prix swimming event in Long Beach, Calif., Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.
  5. LONG BEACH, CA - JANUARY 17: Michael Phelps swims the Backstroke portion of the Men's 400 IM Prelim during the Long Beach Grand Prix on January 17, 2010 in Long Beach, California.
  6. LONG BEACH, CA - JANUARY 16: Swimmers Michael Phelps (L), Zane Grothe (C) and Dominik Meichtry (R) pose with special guests from the Make A Wish Foundation following the Men's 500 Free Final during the Long Beach Grand Prix on January 16, 2010 in Long Beach, California.
  7. LONG BEACH, CA - JANUARY 16: Michael Phelps swims in the Men's 500 Free Finals during the Long Beach Grand Prix on January 16, 2010 in Long Beach, California.
  8. LONG BEACH, CA - JANUARY 16: Michael Phelps swims in the Men's 500 Free Finals during the Long Beach Grand Prix on January 16, 2010 in Long Beach, California.
  9. LONG BEACH, CA - JANUARY 16: Michael Phelps swims in the Men's 500 Prelims during the Long Beach Grand Prix on January 16, 2010 in Long Beach, California.
  10. Michael Phelps, center, arrives with his mother, Debbie Phelps, left, and sister Hilary Phelps at the USA Swimming Foundation's Golden Goggle Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009.
  11. Michael Phelps arrives at the USA Swimming Foundation's Golden Goggle Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009.
  12. Michael Phelps arrives at the USA Swimming Foundation's Golden Goggle Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009.
  13. US swimmer Michael Phelps, center, looks back as he leaves the poodeck after a men's 200 meters freestyle heat at the FINA short course swimming World Cup in Berlin, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009.
  14. Keenan Robinson, right, of the US swimming team takes blood of US swimmer Michael Phelps, left, to check his lactate level after his men's 200 meters Butterfly heat at the FINA short course swimming World Cup in Berlin, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.
  15. US swimmer Michael Phelps, right, and German swimmer Britta Steffen, left, seen, during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Phelps will face German swimmer Paul Biedermann during the FINA swimming world cup on the upcoming weekend.
  16. US swimmer Michael Phelps, right, and German swimmer Paul Biedermann, left, shake hands prior to a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Phelps and Biedermann will face each other during the FINA swimming world cup on the upcoming weekend.

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