For April Fools’ Day, Michael Phelps tweeted that he was returning to swimming and competing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, made waves Saturday after he tweeted that he is going to return to professional swimming and start training for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
But the hype around Phelps returning to the pool was short-lived. Team USA posted on Instagram that the announcement was part of an April Fools’ Day joke.
The prank tricked some people — especially after his teammate and former roommate at the 2016 Olympics Ryan Lochte challenged Phelps to a re-match at the 2020 games.
