Michael Phelps has once again called out USA Swimming following an underwhelming performance in the 2025 World Championships.

"No one really wants to talk about how broken USA Swimming has become," Phelps, 40, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, August 13. "But, if we don't talk about it, it won't get fixed."

The 23-time Olympic gold medal winner joined fellow former pro swimmers Ryan Lochte and Rowdy Gaines in criticizing USA Swimming's recent performance at the World Championships in Singapore, where the U.S. barely led the medal table for swimming despite trailing China until the final day of competition. USA Swimming took home 10 gold medals total, which was well below the 15 won by China.

USA Swimming initially responded to the criticism by saying in a statement that it "

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