Michael Phelps became a father on Thursday when his fiancee Nicole Johnson gave birth to a boy, the Olympic swimming champion announced on Instagram.
Three months before the Rio Olympics, where he hopes to add to his record haul of 18 gold medals, Phelps posted a photo of himself cradling the baby.
"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!!!," he wrote.
Phelps, 30, is training for the United States Olympic trials that will be held from June 26 to July 3.
Phelps had previously announced that he would skip a swim meet in Atlanta next week in anticipation of the baby's arrival. But he has also said he's excited to have the baby with him in Rio de Janeiro this August.
He retired after the 2012 London Olympics, but announced a comeback less than two years later.
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