When athletic swimmer Michael Phelps walked into the Sydney Convention Centre on Nov. 11, jaws dropped for reasons that had nothing to do with his legendary butterfly stroke.

At 40 years old, the Baltimore-born swimming icon proved that retirement looks good on him, even if his new aesthetic has some fans doing a double-take.

The most decorated Olympian of all time showed up to the World Business Forum sporting a salt-and-pepper look that screamed, “I’ve moved on from Speedos.”

Phelps touched down in Sydney ahead of the two-day conference sporting a salt-and-pepper man bun and a patterned suit, joining an elite roster of thought leaders that included U.S. scholar Amy Edmondson and marketing guru Guy Kawasaki.

The swimming legend was there to deliver talks on leadership, empowerment, an

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