Michael Phelps finally took a dive -- into plans to get married, that is. The gold medal swimmer is engaged to former beauty queen Nicole Johnson, and both tweeted their happiness about the news, reported MSN.
"She said yes," summed up Michael on social media.
Nicole took to Instagram to share her own excitement at the engagement.
"I'm gonna be a Mrs."
He was initially arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) in 2004. Then, when he was arrested 10 years later for a second DUI, he announced he was headed to rehab.
After that second arrest, Phelps posted his plan for rehab on Twitter.
"The past few days have been extremely difficult. I recognize that this is not my first lapse in judgment, and I am extremely disappointed with myself. I'm going to take some time away to attend a program that will provide the help I need to better understand myself."Swimming is a major part of my life, but right now I need to focus my attention on me as an individual, and do the necessary work to learn from this experience and make better decisions in the future."
"Swimming is a major part of my life, but right now I need to focus my attention on me as an individual, and do the necessary work to learn from this experience and make better decisions in the future."
Armstrong's girlfriend, Anna Hansen, tried to take the blame.
"That was a joint decision and um, you know we've had our family name smeared over every paper in the world in the last couple of years and… I thought, 'Gosh, Anna Hansen hit some cars, it's not going to show up in the papers, but Lance Armstrong hit some cars, it's going to be a national story.'"
Taylor Lianne Chandler announced on her Facebook page that she was named David Roy Fitch when she was born. Chandler posted that she then chose to go on testosterone blockers and change her name in her teens, then had surgery when she was in her 20s.
[Image Via Michael Phelps on Twitter]
