22-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps is slated to appear tomorrow, April 27th, on NBC’s the Today show. At 30 years old and expecting his first child, Phelps speaks with host Matt Lauer on his past, present and future, both the good and the bad, as we enter the 100 day countdown to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
Phelps discusses tough subjects such as his past DUI arrests and how the ordeals impacted those he loves most. In the preview video, Phelps tells Lauer, “I think my mom was happy that I was alive because I think she saw the sort of the path that I was going down. I think a lot of people close to me saw it. And I was going fast. Fast. Honestly, at one point I felt like I didn’t want to see another day.”
Check out the sneak peek video on today.com’s website here.
En route to attempting his 5th Olympic appearance, Phelps most recently competed at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa where he won the men’s 200m IM (1:57.90) and 200m butterfly (1:58.14), while also taking the B-Final of the 200m freestyle. (1:48.21)
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Isn’t he suppose to be st Colorado Springs for high altitude training?
It was filmed a couple weeks ago 🙂
Filmed 2/19/16 at ASU’s Mona Plummer Aquatic Center.