Michael Phelps - Bonged

Well, it's official - Michael Phelps and his Speedo will be a bit drier in the next 3 months. As of February 5th, Michael Phelps was suspended from swimming competition for three months by USA Swimming, the latest fallout from a photo that showed the Olympic superstar sucking on a big bong.

The sport's national governing body also cut off its financial support to Phelps for the same three-month period, effective Thursday.

It turns out that Michael didn’t break any anti-doping rules but the governing body decided to send a strong message to Michael because he disappointed so many people, particularly the hundreds of thousands of USA Swimming member kids who look up to him as a role model and a hero.

Michael was dumb to put himself in a situation where he might be photographed doing something dumb. But I don’t think he should be punished by USA Swimming for just being dumb. He is after all the best competitive swimmer in the world!

Earlier on the same day, cereal and snack maker Kellogg Co. announced it wouldn't renew its sponsorship contract with Phelps, saying his behavior is "not consistent with the image of Kellogg." You might remember that a nearly naked Micheal Phelps appeared on the company's cereal boxes after his competitive swimming Olympic triumph.

Tiny Speedo man has acknowledged "regrettable" behaviour and "bad judgment."
The 23-year-old Phelps has resumed intensive swimming training in his hometown of Baltimore, near our lovely Debbie Phelps, but his plans to return to competitive swimming will have to be put on hold. Phelps had planned to compete in early March at a Grand Prix meet in Austin, Texas. Oops! He now won't be racing until early May. This gives our boy with the tiny swimsuit a little more than two months to prepare for July's world championships in Rome.

After serving his time, Micheal Phelps would be able to compete at a May meet in Charlotte, North Carolina, and in another Grand Prix competition in Santa Clara, California in June. The U.S. team for Rome World Championships will be chosen at the national championships, which begin on July 7th.

To add insult to injury Michael Phelps coach was quoted as saying "He's been very good in practice, I think he feels good to be back in the water. Certainly, he's not in very good shape.” Yikes, July isn’t that far away!

So, just to keep your spirits up, I'm including just about my favorite almost nude Michaeal Phelps picture. (I hope I'm not double posting)