OMAHA — Considering the genetics, it should come as no surprise that Michael Phelps’s newborn son loves to be in the water.
“We will give him a bath and sometimes he's happy — and sometimes he starts crying when he gets out because he likes the water,” Phelps said, smiling.
Phelps, the 22-time Olympic medalist, is a just few days removed from his fifth and final U.S. Olympic trials. He’s about seven weeks into an even more amazing journey: fatherhood.
“You know, it's still crazy,” Phelps, 30, said at a pre-trials news conference. “When I'm holding him or laying on the couch with him, it's just awesome.