Michael Phelps Magazine Covers

Even before Michael Phelps and his tiny bathing suit photos started hitting the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games celebrity scene, and even before he turned 20, Michael Phelps and his tiny Speedo were featured on dozens of magazine covers (and the odd cereal box).

Objective and quantifiable proof that people want to see more of Michael Phelps Speedo photos! The following is a partial list of these covers from 2003 and 2004. I can’t include more recent covers including post-Beijing covers as I would be typing non-stop until December.

USA Today, August 2004
Wheeties, September 2004
Sports Illustrated, August 2004
Communication Arts, August 2004
TV Guide, August 2004
Time, August 2004
Sports Illustrated, July 2004
Boys Life, August 2004
ESPN Magazine, March 2004
New York Times Magazine, Summer 2004
Sports Illustrated, August 2004 (for the second time in a month)
Parade Magazine, August 2004
And so on………..

So how many more nearly naked Micheal Phelps magazine cover shots will we be lucky enough to see before Amanda Beard thinks Michael Phelps is more than just a small bathing suit? Well, it doesn't really matter, as long as we keep getting to see Michael Phelps in his nearly naked tiny bathing suit all over the newsstands.