Michael Phelps and Caitlin Clark.Photo:Tiffany Rose/Getty; Maddie Meyer/GettyMichael Phelpsis ‘honored!’ after learning thatCaitlin Clarkhas given a picture of him a prominent spot in her life — on her phone’s lock screen!Clark, 22, showed off her phone’s lock screen for a video with her Iowa Hawkeye teammates that was posted on the NCAA March Madness Women’s BasketballX (formerly Twitter) accounton April 3. Each of them were asked to share the photo they picked for that coveted spot, and to some surprise, Clark went with Phelps.“This is Michael Phelps swimming…in the Olympics. It’s pretty tough,” Clark said in the video.The man himself happened to see the video, and Phelps expressed his appreciation.“Honored!!! This is so cool!” the 23-time Olympic gold medalist, 38,wrote on X. He added an emoji with sunglasses and tagged Clark’s social media account.Clark became thehighest all-time basketball scorerin NCAA Division I basketball among men or women during her team’s final regular season game on March 3.Clark surpassed the late Louisiana State University (LSU) basketball player “Pistol” Pete Maravich when she earned her place in college basketball history in March as she wrapped up her regular season career as a college basketball player. Her collegiate scoring record finished out at 3,685.Clark showing her phone screen.NCAA March Madness/XThough Clark could have extended her record and returned for another season of college basketball, she announced in February that she would forgo her final year of eligibility anddeclare for the 2024 WNBA draftinstead.Right now though, she and the Hawkeyes are hoping to win a national championship — tomorrow, they’ll face UConn in the Final Four round of the NCAA March Madness tournament.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Phelps, meanwhile, is a busy father of four.Phelps with wife Nicole [L].Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/ShutterstockOn April 2, he shared aphoto of his wife Nicoleentertaining their 10-week-old sonNico Michaelwhile wearing bunny ears. “My happy place” he captioned the photo on his Instagram Stories, adding a heart emoji.The couple also shares sons Maverick, 3, and Beckett, 5, andBoomer, 7.
Michael Phelps and Caitlin Clark.Photo:Tiffany Rose/Getty; Maddie Meyer/Getty
Tiffany Rose/Getty; Maddie Meyer/Getty
Michael Phelpsis ‘honored!’ after learning thatCaitlin Clarkhas given a picture of him a prominent spot in her life — on her phone’s lock screen!Clark, 22, showed off her phone’s lock screen for a video with her Iowa Hawkeye teammates that was posted on the NCAA March Madness Women’s BasketballX (formerly Twitter) accounton April 3. Each of them were asked to share the photo they picked for that coveted spot, and to some surprise, Clark went with Phelps.“This is Michael Phelps swimming…in the Olympics. It’s pretty tough,” Clark said in the video.The man himself happened to see the video, and Phelps expressed his appreciation.“Honored!!! This is so cool!” the 23-time Olympic gold medalist, 38,wrote on X. He added an emoji with sunglasses and tagged Clark’s social media account.Clark became thehighest all-time basketball scorerin NCAA Division I basketball among men or women during her team’s final regular season game on March 3.Clark surpassed the late Louisiana State University (LSU) basketball player “Pistol” Pete Maravich when she earned her place in college basketball history in March as she wrapped up her regular season career as a college basketball player. Her collegiate scoring record finished out at 3,685.Clark showing her phone screen.NCAA March Madness/XThough Clark could have extended her record and returned for another season of college basketball, she announced in February that she would forgo her final year of eligibility anddeclare for the 2024 WNBA draftinstead.Right now though, she and the Hawkeyes are hoping to win a national championship — tomorrow, they’ll face UConn in the Final Four round of the NCAA March Madness tournament.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Phelps, meanwhile, is a busy father of four.Phelps with wife Nicole [L].Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/ShutterstockOn April 2, he shared aphoto of his wife Nicoleentertaining their 10-week-old sonNico Michaelwhile wearing bunny ears. “My happy place” he captioned the photo on his Instagram Stories, adding a heart emoji.The couple also shares sons Maverick, 3, and Beckett, 5, andBoomer, 7.
Michael Phelpsis ‘honored!’ after learning thatCaitlin Clarkhas given a picture of him a prominent spot in her life — on her phone’s lock screen!
Clark, 22, showed off her phone’s lock screen for a video with her Iowa Hawkeye teammates that was posted on the NCAA March Madness Women’s BasketballX (formerly Twitter) accounton April 3. Each of them were asked to share the photo they picked for that coveted spot, and to some surprise, Clark went with Phelps.
“This is Michael Phelps swimming…in the Olympics. It’s pretty tough,” Clark said in the video.
The man himself happened to see the video, and Phelps expressed his appreciation.
“Honored!!! This is so cool!” the 23-time Olympic gold medalist, 38,wrote on X. He added an emoji with sunglasses and tagged Clark’s social media account.
Clark became thehighest all-time basketball scorerin NCAA Division I basketball among men or women during her team’s final regular season game on March 3.
Clark surpassed the late Louisiana State University (LSU) basketball player “Pistol” Pete Maravich when she earned her place in college basketball history in March as she wrapped up her regular season career as a college basketball player. Her collegiate scoring record finished out at 3,685.
Clark showing her phone screen.NCAA March Madness/X
NCAA March Madness/X
Though Clark could have extended her record and returned for another season of college basketball, she announced in February that she would forgo her final year of eligibility anddeclare for the 2024 WNBA draftinstead.
Right now though, she and the Hawkeyes are hoping to win a national championship — tomorrow, they’ll face UConn in the Final Four round of the NCAA March Madness tournament.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Phelps, meanwhile, is a busy father of four.
Phelps with wife Nicole [L].Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
On April 2, he shared aphoto of his wife Nicoleentertaining their 10-week-old sonNico Michaelwhile wearing bunny ears. “My happy place” he captioned the photo on his Instagram Stories, adding a heart emoji.
The couple also shares sons Maverick, 3, and Beckett, 5, andBoomer, 7.
source: people.com
