Snubbing Husband, Michael Phelps’ Wife Feels Giddy About ‘Sister’ Olympian Getting Major Achievement

While collecting his laurels in the swimming sport, Michael Phelps made some beautiful relationships, both on and off the court. Later, some of those relationships came to fruition and gave the Flying Fish some adorable moments. The bond with wife Nicole Johnson Phelps remains a prominent example of this. However, another one comes from Michael Phelps’ competitive field, swimming. 

Apart from being the ten-time Olympic medalist, Allison Rodgers Schmitt carries another identity, and that is being the ‘sister from another mother’ of Michael Phelps. Their siblinghood has stood tall against factors like time. And now, Allison may find solace in the fact in the fact that Nicole is preferring her over her husband, celebrating an achievement. Let’s get to the facts. 

Nicole Phelps wants to show her son the achievement of “Aunt Schmitty”

Recently, in her Instagram story, Nicole Phelps celebrated the bond the Phelps family nurtures with Allison Schmitt. It came through re-sharing Allison’s Instagram story that displayed the road name tag, Schmitt. The city corporation of Indianapolis has honorarily renamed one of the downtown streets Schmitt, honoring the swimmer’s achievement.

Meanwhile, Michael Phelps has received the same reverence with a street in his name in Indianapolis. But in her Instagram story, Nicole chose Schmitt Street as her next traveling destination with her youngest son, Nico. This could be one of the rare moments when little Nico might get his first chance to become familiar with his Aunt Schmitty’s remarkable feat. The entire showcase of renaming the streets is meant to celebrate a rare occasion. 

After Omaha had hosted the US Olympic swimming trials for consecutive years, Indianapolis won the hosting responsibility this time around, and the venue has come out with all its flares. The US Swimming and the local authorities have turned the NFL stadium (Lucas Oil Stadium) into a swimming pool. Now, extending the razzmatazz, the local city corporation has chosen the best American names from aquatic sports across generations.

In that crowd of legends, Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt have remained the obvious choices. However, it is the second time the Baltimore Bullet has found his name etched on the board of a street (the first one came in Phelps’ hometown of Baltimore). Yet, this could give a walk down memory lane in the achievements of the concerned legend. Meanwhile, for little Nico, it could be a splendid chance to get to know swimmer Allison Schmitt, who calls his father her “biggest support system.”

Michael Phelps’ moments as the practice mate to his brother 

In their elite swimming years, Allison Schmitt and Michael Phelps honed their prowess under the same coach, Bob Bowman. Despite the high pressure of performing suitably, both swimmers didn’t let their bonds fade. Rather, both stood for each other whenever adversity came. 

Practicing that relationship, Michael Phelps once said, “Allison’s like my little sister, and I love her to death.” Taking a moment to reminisce about his pool days with Allison, he later continued, “We’re in this together. We’re both going through the same thing, and we’re there to support each other through it all.” Meanwhile, the proud sister could not hide her emotions over her champion brother. 

Therefore, acknowledging the support base Phelps had built for her throughout the years, Allison Schmitt said, “I look up to him so much.” Soon she added, “Anything he says to me, whether it’s outside the pool or inside the pool, I take that advice to heart.” It was evident in the US Olympic swimming trials for the Tokyo Olympics. Taking a moment off from other engagements, Michael Phelps appeared in Omaha to cheer Allison on to qualify for her fourth Olympics.

Later, a moment of emotion took over as, after breaking the trial juggernaut, they shed happy tears in each other’s arms. That led to Allison Schmitt proudly boasting, “I’ve lived with him for the past five years; he’s like a brother to me.” Standing alongside Micahel Phelps since 2007, Nicole is familiar with emotional encounters. With her decision to take little Nico to Schmitt Street, she has practiced the relationship again.