Swimming champ Michael Phelps smokes from a bong during a weekend filled with smoking weed and chugging booze, reports UK’s News Of The World.

“You could tell Michael had smoked before,” the paper’s source revealed. “He grabbed the bong and a lighter and knew exactly what to do. He looked just as natural with a bong in his hands as he does swimming in the pool. He was the gold medal winner of bong hits. Michael ended up getting a little paranoid, though, because before too long he looked like he was nervous and ran out of the place.”

The 23-year-old Olympic champion’s team reportedly tried to bribe NOTW not to run this bong picture because the Olympic champion could potentially lose all of his endorsement deals. Phelps has won a record 14 gold medals.

If you don’t believe the picture is really of Phelps, check out the pics below of Phelps at various events last year. He’s wearing the same blinged out croc-skin watch on his left wrist as in the bong picture.

not real smart aye!! well getting caught that is.

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Michael phelps is a great athlete and i personally liked him as he had made proud to all of us.It was really surprise to know that michael phelps cought smoking...