Swimming legend Michael Phelps has 'no desire' to make another comeback

The American, who won 23 golds and 28 medals in total in an astonishing Olympic career, wants to stay in the sport and help out those coming through, but his desire to return to action was not increased by watching the World Championships in Budapest in April.

Phelps, who came out of retirement to snare five golds and a silver medal at the Rio Olympics last year before stepping aside again, is expecting his second child with wife Nicole. They already have a 16-month-old son called Boomer.

And the 32-year-old insisted family is now his focus during an interview with AP.

“For me, it’s about being happy where I am and happy where my family is,” Phelps said. “We have more goals we want to accomplish outside the sport.

Phelps added that 'it's time to kind of move on and watch other people come into their own' - something he saw with Caeleb Dressel's run of form in Budapest as the 21-year-old American won seven golds to become the sport's newest star.

“I’m happy Caeleb decided to go off this year instead of last year,” joked Phelps. “I’m kind of happy to see him swimming so well when I’m not there.”

Phelps also revealed that his son could have a future in the pool as well.

“He skipped the walking part and went right to running,” he added of Boomer. “He just scoots around the house. It’s funny when we get him in the pool. He basically just splashes around the whole time.

"He’s literally nonstop. As soon as he wakes up from a nap or his night’s sleep, he’s just go, go, go. There’s no time for slow moving in our family. He likes to go fast. I guess that’s a good thing.”