Michael Phelps and other members of the U.S. Swim Team trained in Atlanta prior to the Rio Olympics.
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Credit: Jennifer Brett
Before heading south to break ancient Olympian Leonidas of Rhodes' 2,000-year-old record to become the most decorated Olympian ever, Phelps and his family spent some quality time with other underwater creatures at the Georgia Aquarium.
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As the AJC's Shelia Poole reported previously, Phelps got his look together with Raeford Cox' help at the Vintage The Barber Shop in downtown Atlanta .
“He was a very polite and mild-mannered gentleman,” said Cox, whose brother Travis, is also a barber in the metro area. “He took time out to talk to everyone who asked a question. He was very nice.”
The team was here on a mission but made time for a fun selfie before hitting the road
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