09 May,2016 12:44 PM IST | | AFP
Olympic swimming superstar Michael Phelps is a proud father of a baby boy, announcing the birth of son Boomer via phto sharing website Instagram
Los Angeles: Olympic swimming superstar Michael Phelps is a proud father of a baby boy, announcing the birth of son Boomer on Saturday via Instagram.
Michael Phelps' girlfriend Nicole Johnson at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China in 2011. Pic/Getty Images
Phelps said fiancee Nicole Johnson gave birth on Thursday night, and posted a picture of himself cradling the infant at Johnson's bedside.
"Welcome Boomer Robert Phelps into the world!!! Born 5-5-2016 at 7:21 pm !!! Healthy and happy!!! Best feeling I have ever felt in my life!!!," Phelps wrote.
Phelps, whose 22 Olympic medals include 18 gold, is gearing up for a Rio Games challenge. He'll compete at the US Olympic swimming trials in Omaha June 26-July 3 and has said he hopes to be in Rio with Johnson and Boomer there to cheer him on.
