michael phelps bong hit

Michael Phelps was compelled to issue an apology after a photograph surfaced in tabloid News of the World which showed the 14-time Olympic gold-medaller using a bong.

The NYT: "In a statement, the United States Olympic Committee said it was 'disappointed in the behavior recently exhibited by Michael Phelps,' describing him as a role model who was 'well aware of the responsibilities and accountability that come with setting a positive example for others, particularly young people.' ... Under the current World Anti-Doping Agency code, cannabis is not considered a banned substance during out-of-competition testing. Athletes face suspension only if they test positive for it at a competition."

Said Phelps in a statement: "I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment. I’m 23 years old and despite the successes I’ve had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again."

Michael Phelps Bong Hit Picture

Unless you have lived under a rock, the odds are good that you have seen the Michael Phelps bong picture which is now a hit. Thank the News of the World in the UK for the Michael Phelps bong hit picture, and the sub header which clues you in that it has the power to "destroy the career of the greatest Olympic competitor in Olympic history."

It appears as though in November of 2008, somebody with a surreptitious camera at the ready and constantly on the heels of Michael Phelps finally caught him in a compromising situation and snapped a reel of Michael Phelps holding a bong, Michael Phelps smoking marijuana, and Michael Phelps taking a bong hit.

Your mother must be so proud of you. Just think of all that money spent on a journalism degree to break the news of Michael Phelps being a pothead. The again, maybe the mom of the writer who so sanctimoniously ponders the end of the man's career should be congratulated.

Michael Phelps Bong Hit Photo Reeks Of Press Corruption

The photo was taken in November, and party goers who allegedly saw Michael Phelps, girlfriend in tow, taking the now famously infamous cannabis hit were talking about him being out of control. At the same time, the article alleges that "Phelps' aides went into a panic over our story and offered us a raft of extraordinary incentives not to run the bong picture."

Hmm...could this explain the lag between November and January, when the photo was finally ran? Negotiations behind closed doors, and Phelps' on the losing end of the price war? It appears that Phelps' spokesperson allegedly offered the merman for a three year columnist gig and events host. Virtuously, the paper refused.

Nadal defends pipe-smoking Phelps

Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has defended US swimmer Michael Phelps, who apologised after being photographed with a pipe usually used for marijuana consumption.

Everyone can slip up and sportsmen aren't machines, world No.1 and Australian Open champion Nadal says.

A photograph of Phelps was published in an English tabloid on the weekend that showed the swimmer using a long glass pipe. The photograph was allegedly taken at a party in South Carolina.

Phelps admitted that he was the person in the photograph, but did not admit to smoking marijuana, nor did he say whether there was any marijuana in the pipe.

Although not considered a performance-enhancing drug, marijuana is on the list of prohibited substances and several sportsmen and women have been banned for use of marijuana.

Phelps, who has won 14 Olympic gold medals during his ongoing career - six in Athens 2004 and eight in Beijing 2008, - said his behaviour "was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment".