ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Despite an outbreak of the Zika virus, Michael Phelps says his fiancée and newborn son will accompany him to the Rio Olympics.
Nicole Johnson is due to give birth to the couple’s first child in May. She is with Phelps this week at the Arena Pro Series meet in Orlando (NBC Sports Live Extra, Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m. ET), one of the key tuneup events for the Olympics that begin Aug. 5.
Zika has become an epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean since last fall.