Michael Phelps Cover Shoot Behind The Scenes | Sports Illustrated

Michael Phelps is back on Sports Illustrated's cover, but this time with his 23 Olympic gold medals.
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[@scootscootriot1020]

How's the neck? I would say it is getting a workout with all the medals around it.

[@xivsan]

scootscootriot1020 .

[@mikespenceTHEGOATB]

H - - - Y! (ONLY)! PHELPS! COULD! (JUMP)! INTO! THE! SEA! FROM! (A)! SHIP! WEARING! (ALL)! HIS! (G,O,A,T)! OLYMPIC! (CHAMPIONS)! GOLD! (MEDALS)! &! FLOAT! &! NOT! DROWN! HA! HA! HA!

[@heytopg]

you never gonna make it you're not good enough

[@heytopg]

i t weights exactly 14.652 Kg

[@JoshWaller]

I’ve held an Olympic gold medal and it was heavy af. I can’t imagine how much neck pain he would have endured after this 🤣

[@Potatocat_]

His medal collection is more than the total of most countries lmao

[@sharvid4150]

Oof the shade 😂😂

[@SoCalFreelance]

Great cover shot. Really speaks to his achievement.

[@MPHshoots]

Fr that’s a beautiful portrait

[@mikespenceTHEGOATB]

THE! (LEGEND)! MICHAEL! PHELPS! IS! THE! (GREATEST)! OF! (ALL!TIME)! SWIMMER! THE! (G,O,A,T)! PERIOD! HA! HA! HA!

[@rolandojr.antonio6855]

Wow, such an achievement of Michael Phelps! The king of Olympics!

[@_Rakoon__Rakoon_]

Yahh agreed

[@kapilkhandelwal4396]

He has so many medals that when he starts his KZbin channel he can giveaway one or two. 😅

[@mitalisamdariya6084]

Lmao

[@kapilkhandelwal4396]

@sahil sharma True but not completely. Medal tally is not representation of sports acumen of a country. What really matters is number strength and how strong your contigent is. Its really important to have good sports facilities for diverse sports.

[@mikespenceTHEGOATB]

THE! (LEGEND)! MICHAEL! PHELPS! THE! (G,O,A,T)! HA! HA! HA!

[@kyoungshinkim5598]

michael phelps record of winning 8 gold medals in a single olympic games got broken from boomer phelps by winning 9 gold medals - 200m freestyle, 200m IM, 400m IM, 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly, 4x100m freestlye, 4x200m freestlye, 4x100 medal relay AND 400m freestyle (9 gold medals)

[@johncena3022]

Yong Geun Song you can't swim nine events in an Olympics

[@kyoungshinkim5598]

WHY CANT you swim 9 events?

[@samuelngchongcheng2595]

@@kyoungshinkim5598 because maximum is 8 event 😂

[@maikale5]

@@johncena3022 Men and women now compete in 16 events, involving four different strokes across a range of distances. Freestyle races cover 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1,500m, 10,000m; the 800m is for women only and the 1,500m for men only. The butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke races each cover 100m and 200m. All four strokes are used in the 200m and 400m individual medley events. The 4 x 100m freestyle, 4 x 200m freestyle and 4 x 100m medley relays complete the programme.

[@johncena3022]

@@maikale5 first of all, my comment was 4 years ago. Second, the women do the 1,500m now, so you’re incorrect about that

[@ARIMY2]

Now that's how all legends should look like omg!

[@mikespenceTHEGOATB]

MR! (OLYMPIA)! MICHAEL! PHELPS! (G,O,A,T)! SWIMMER! HA! HA! HA!

[@MimMdance]

He almost looks like some kind of God with all those medals.

[@rgwak]

Man, and I thought I was hot shit when I hit the game-winning shot in the students vs. teachers basketball game. I've done nothing with my life!

[@jasonmcmechan2072]

Ro G Jesus Christ is lord of all! God bless you!

[@andreyrus8480]

Everyone does as much as he can. Of course no one can compare to his sport achievement but we need to remember we all are unique own way. Maybe ur victory costs to u much more who knows. Everyone is successful own way

[@SpookyFairy]

If I had this medal armor in Elden Ring, I would be invincible!

[@MichaelCobbs]

Amazing cover shoot. Very inspirational. #USA

[@deepakedition5259]

This man change the parameters of success in Olympic games .. amazing dedication

[@FactBuffet]

Michael Phelps was the first individual to win 10, 15 and 20 Olympic gold medals!

[@akkork6789]

Imagine how heavy that would be. For me I would be like" ok a week of workouts done"

[@lunakaradag2964]

Didn't Phelps have Asthma throughout his career but somehow it cured itself after he retired? by claiming he has Asthma, he can dope legally.

[@suja605]

Oooh I want such medals for my country and myself. This is so amazing. Wow. Just wow.

[@gautaml6891]

That's more than many countries medal count put together.

[@FactBuffet]

He's won more Olympic medals than Iceland, Iraq, Paraguay, Fiji, Malaysia and Ghana put together! (As of 2021)

[@Productions209]

GOAT

[@anoncrazynonevilgooddecent7631]

goat 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@zahedah80]

I love how they did different arrangements with the medals

[@jeffwib7532]

he is truly olympic golden man

[@victormaerovich2]

Wooooow Michael😳, amazing images.....the best ever...

[@budgiebreder]

Im not sure why im surprised but some of them are bigger than others? Did someone cheap out and make them smaller to save money or something? 😂

[@amazingabby25]

They got bigger and bigger each olympics, the smallest are greece

[@mr.trevorgaming8454]

That's the golden America we are talking abou 🔥

[@divyanshjajoo5767]

Oh god I think his neck will break after the photoshoot Won so many medals, they don't even fit on his neck 😂😂😂

[@anggitaputri3123]

The beard increase his hotness significantly

[@Jupe367]

His sons have a lot of shoes to fill.

[@emileeyounglao5811]

this guy inspires me to swim n train for fun

[@SureshKaria]

Same!

[@wsbnews4270]

Most athletes would be over the moon with just one bronze medal, as getting a medal in the olympics means you are top 3 in the world at that point in that sport. This man has 23 gold medals, which means he's been #1 or shared (in the case of team events) #1 23 times over 12 years. I doubt there will be another human with this talent ever again.

[@OfficialBigChungus]

Big chungus approves of michael. He is good boy.

[@sandeepshetty1589]

if that was all real gold, he could not have done this

[@seemapandey2729]

Jitne. Oylmpic medal iske pas akle hai intna india ke pas totAl bhi nahi honge

[@frankkokos2848]

So many gold medals🏅woww,,,No one can beat him ,

[@despotocokoljic288]

Very unnatural guy 👌

[@Jupe367]

I think he will hold the title of the most decorated gold medalist for a long time.

[@liggerstuxin1]

So we really got to see those lines going down to his junk? Can’t pull up his swimsuit just a little bit?

[@rubyferrier7347]

I live him!! He's so Insporatinal I would give anything to spend a day in the pool with him.

[@anoncrazynonevilgooddecent7631]

he is so inspor-ational

[@rasheedelakhlaqsiz4753]

@@anoncrazynonevilgooddecent7631 So inspor ational that she lives him😉

[@abhinavpandey7]

If Michael phelps were a country then he would easily have been in the top 30

[@ebunny5]

Whenever Michael touched down in a city for a competition he probably thought, "🎵Bling bling, everytime I come around your city, bling bling🎵 😁

[@nicbrown8540]

GOOD NEWS... JAKE PAUL vs An actual Boxer... TOMMY FURY..... AUGUST 13TH... You read it here first

[@curiositylives]

what time is it?

[@robert75019]

Heavy is the head that wears the crown !!!

[@akise0_o]

Fans de bocchi the rock si dar cringe fuera un deporte:

[@Suioiiiiiiii]

Supperb.. sir. I'm ur biggest fan ever....

[@kennynakawaki]

Only Michael Phelps! 🙌🏻 each gold medal has a story of its own. Imagine if they added the bronze and silver medals too 😂

[@bruhified]

He has more medals that I have a life

[@freedumb_3.0]

If I was taking asthma and heart condition dope, I'd be breaking records too.

[@jasperherr8694]

Yuzuru hanyu also reportedly has asthma. Many do. If everyone does the same you do it too

[@binayakbarman4966]

O my fucking god

[@masterxiong7368]

The mose decorated gold medallist in history of Olympics.

[@imd3051]

Goes to 2k likes from 1.9k from this 1👍🏻 from me !! 🤩💙

[@danieldanieldadada]

He should melt all those medals and make a miniature golden Phelps

[@thegoldenchild7527]

How many did you win i forgot but forget the smaller pool olympic size makes everything even

[@ВикторМорев-в2ы]

Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996🇺🇸. Men's Swimming. Individual Gold medals in Men's Swimming. 2 USA. Jeff Rouse. Brad Bridgewater. Tom Dolan. only (3) three Individual Gold medals. 1. RUS. Alexander Popov. Denis Pankratov. only (4) four Individual Gold medals. Men's Swimming. Individual Gold medals in Men's Swimming. Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996 check: USA 🇺🇸 - RUS.🇷🇺. 3 - 4.

[@ВикторМорев-в2ы]

also, Alexander Popov became the Best Athlete in Men's Swimming at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. at the home Olympic Games for US swimmers.

[@Someone-ln8vk]

Imagine if he lose one

[@HMTRICKS2003]

he will win anether one!! simple!!

[@lysabaelish8471]

Wow

[@Anjana1762]

Legend😍😍

[@prabhakart1]

Until the year 2020, India 🇮🇳 with a population of 1.4 billion people had won a total of 28 medals in its 120 years long Olympics history. Phelps you are great.

[@marlisantanacardoso134]

O MAIOR DE TODOS!!!!!!!

[@sanjayraut8808]

Have some decency. Put ur garment cover you well mate.

[@arjunshinde8435]

Incredible efforts

[@vineetayadav3032]

Greatest Michel Phelps

[@Whyowhy99]

Blasphemy

[@matematikapinoy9094]

I want to say to everyone that always be humble whether you reach the highest peak of success 💓

[@nw9338]

what are those shorts ????

[@Coolproducts44]

I am inspirich

[@AlmostGod007]

WHAT A MAN 👌👌👌

[@walkispacheco88]

I would melt them all and make a big ass one. lol

[@bigchungus2453]

Walkis Pacheco well only the outside layer is gold

[@robpolaris7272]

His athletic accomplishments are amazing. But I might be embarrassed if half a Kleenex could cover all my bits.

[@beambreaker]

you idiot you have no bits

[@rasheedelakhlaqsiz4753]

@@beambreaker 😂

[@eimisavageofficial9196]

No other athlete come next to m phelps Not even close He can be your president

[@mightykc9735]

wow

[@angelicarosales8960]

ooooo😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@kebub1]

cheater not legend.

[@VCT3333]

First I've heard about this. Care to elaborate or point me to a website? Thanks.

[@kebub1]

@@VCT3333 he had asthma so he legally was taking drugs to improve his body and lung capacity. it was unfair advantage. we know other cases in sport of ppl in asthma who are just good in capacity. for example bjoergen from norway.

[@brumels1570]

@@kebub1 You have to clinically show airway obstruction to use an inhaler. If it was so fantastic every swimmer would be using it.

[@kebub1]

@@brumels1570 yeah u need to have asthma to take this drugs but when u have and u take this you have unfair advantage compare to normal ppl...

[@arun-it9gr]

@@kebub1 lol that takes "when life gives you lemons make a lemonade" to another level.. Though if all elite sports were drug fuelled, then it would be a chemistry contest, which would make it a big score in favour of the nerd in the eternal nerd vs jock war..