2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES

With one race to go tonight, Michael Phelps is looking forward to his future with his fiancee and son.

[After Rio, I’m] probably going to travel and work some,” said Phelps. “But after that I don’t know. I’m really looking forward to seeing Boomer and Nicole and my family. Obviously a couple of weeks, maybe a couple of months I’m probably not going to do much. I’m getting married at the end of the year.”

After his silver-medal 100 fly last night, the last individual race of his career, Phelps reflected on his legacy in the sport.

“I wanted to change the sport of swimming,” he said. “That’s what I wanted to do. With the people we have in the sport now, I think you’re seeing that. Being able to have that opportunity to change the sport and continue to change the sport is something I’m looking forward to. Daring kids to dream. That’s the only reason why I’m sitting here. I was a little kid with a dream and it turned into a couple of medals, a pretty good couple of years of swimming and I had a blast. Not be afraid to know that the sky is the limit.”

He also reiterated (after having said it before and again) that tonight will be his last race, referencing a conversation with Chad le Clos.

“Done. Chad asked me in the ready room,” he said. “I am not going four more years and I’m standing by that. I’ve been able to do everything I have ever put my mind to in this sport. 24 years in this sport. I’m happy with how things have finished. That’s why I came back after 2012. I didn’t want to have a ‘what if’ 20 years later. Being able to close the door on this sport the way I want to, that’s why I’m happy. I’m ready to retire and I’m happy about it. I’m in a better state of mind this time than I was four years ago. I am ready to spend some time with Boomer and Nicole and watch the little dude grow.”