传奇游泳运动员迈克尔·菲尔普斯十年后重返泳池，近日现身加州尔湾举办的泛太平洋锦标赛观赛[1]。菲尔普斯携妻子妮可和两个儿子贝克特（8岁）及马弗里克（6岁）观看比赛[1]。其中8岁的儿子贝克特对游泳表现出浓厚兴趣，正在接受菲尔普斯的资深教练鲍勃·鲍曼的指导[1]。
对于儿子可能走上游泳之路，菲尔普斯采取了开放但不强制的态度[1]。他表示："如果他想成为游泳运动员，我会支持他，但我永远不会强迫他"[1]。菲尔普斯本人在7岁时开始游泳，15岁就参加了2000年悉尼奥运会[1]，职业生涯共获得23枚奥运金牌[1]。
Legendary Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps made a return to the pool environment a decade after competing in Rio, attending the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California, alongside his wife Nicole and their two sons, Beckett and Maverick.[1] The eight-year-old Beckett has demonstrated strong interest in swimming and is receiving coaching from Bob Bowman, Phelps' longtime coach.[1]
Phelps, who holds 23 Olympic gold medals, expressed a measured approach to his son's budding interest in the sport.[1] "If he wants to be a swimmer, I will support it. I will never push him into it," Phelps stated.[1] The Olympic champion began his own swimming journey at age seven and competed in the Sydney Olympics at fifteen.[1] His six-year-old son Maverick also attended the event.[1]