Michael Phelps Secretly Married His Girlfriend Nicole Johnson In June; Some Mind Blowing Facts About The Record Holding Swimming Champion

By Paula | Oct 28, 2016 06:00 AM EDT

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Michael Phelps and Nicole Johnson are already married, reports claim.

The 31-years old swimmer tied the night with his girlfriend Nicole Johnson on June 13. Fox News reported that it was a secret marriage.

He married Johnson after a month after the Miss California USA gave birth to her son. They named the child Boomer.

The news site TMZ reportedly posted a copy of the marriage license. This solidifies that Phelps and Johnson were married in June in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

The couple did not announce the wedding. However, Johnson posted a photo of the wedding ceremony, which has the caption "Such a memorable night with my lil fambam."

Phelps was known for winning five gold medals in the Rio Games this year. He is also known to be one of the Greatest American Swimmers.

There are a lot of reasons why Phelps is one of the greatest swimmers of all time. It's just not because of his talent, but because of his physique, Dingly reported.

Phelps's arms are longer than his entire body. His 6 feet and 7 inches tall, but his arms are 6 feet and 7 inches long.

When he was 15 years old, he won in the 2001 Spring Nationals. He even set a world record for his 200m swim.

He is annually tested for Marfan syndrome because of his long arms and extreme flexibility. Marfan Syndrome is a hereditary connective tissue disorder that causes abnormal long and thin fingers; this can also cause optical and cardiovascular defects.

He swam 50 miles per week when he was preparing for the 2008 Olympics. He started swimming at the age of seven.

Phelps won a lot of medals. He would have ranked 32nd for the medals that he got if he was a country.

He won a lot of gold medals. The record before Phelps just had nine gold medals, he has 23.

He and his co-swimmer Katie Ledecky has dominated the Summer Olympics. They also added that the Summer Olympics were the last Olympics Phelps will join.

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