USA's Michael Phelps poses with his gold medal on the podium of the Men's 200m Individual Medley Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 11, 2016.,Image: 296757079, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no

August 15, 2022, Rome, Italy: POPOVICI David (ROU) during the LEN European Swimming Championships finals on 15th August 2022 at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. (Credit Image: © Domenico Cippitelli/LPS via ZUMA Press Wire)

Michael Phelps of the USA competes in the Men's 200m Individual Medley Final of the Swimming events during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 11, 2016. Record-breaking Michael Phelps became the first swimmer to win four successive Olympic gold medals in one event by beating Ryan Lochte in the 200m individual medley. Phelps, 31, won his 22nd gold - more than any other Olympian - as fellow American Lochte, 32, faded to a fifth-place finish in Rio. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

August 15, 2022, Rome, Italy: POPOVICI David (ROU), POPOVICI David (SUI) and AUBOECK Felix (AUT) during the LEN European Swimming Championships finals on 15th August 2022 at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. (Credit Image: © Domenico Cippitelli/LPS via ZUMA Press Wire)