Phelps to work as NBC commentator, correspondent at Olympics
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Michael Phelps will be part of NBC's Olympics coverage as a correspondent and swimming commentator, the network announced Monday.
Phelps — who has won the most medals (28) and gold medals (23) in Olympic history — will call selected swimming events with Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gaines and contribute features as a correspondent during primetime coverage. Phelps, who swam in five Games from 2000-16, did some work for NBC during its coverage of last month's U.S. swimming trials.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I know he’s going to offer some incredible insight on especially those races that he has won so many gold medals in," Gaines said during a teleconference.
A three-part retrospective on Phelps' career is streaming on NBC's Peacock platform.