Michael Phelps doesn't have to swim anymore!

Michael Phelps, the Olympian extroadinaire, gave an interview to British paper, The Guardian, in which he said:

I was pretty terrible [low, wry laugh]. I went out quietly, on my own, and I swam a couple of miles. I didn't quite know what to expect because this is the longest time I've ever been out the pool – but I was not very good. Just not very good at all. But I'm happy I'm getting back in the water and starting to make my way back to where I need to go. Like you said, it'll just be very good to get back to some kind of ordinary routine. I've always been big on finding a rhythm to my life, which is what training gives you, and I'm looking forward to that and starting to make the run for the next four years.

In the interview, he also diclosed that the first time he was in the pool since Beijing was just last week! Michael, keeps that body tight even without the pool? We're so jealous! See the full story here.