--- description: Olympic champion Michael Phelps is engaged to girlfriend Nicole Johnson, the swimmer announced on Instagram Sunday. title: Michael Phelps Just Got Engaged to Former Miss California USA image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b1c0426457ebe16/69878065428a9e5f1acc7443/453519829.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Michael Phelps Just Got Engaged to Former Miss California USA  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Feb 22, 2015 5:14 PM CUT  Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps attends a Subway press conference to promote healthy living and lifestyle among childrenon December 04, 2013 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps attends a Subway press conference to promote healthy living and lifestyle among childrenon December 04, 2013 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Rafael Neddermeyer—Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Feb 22, 2015 5:14 PM CUT Olympic champion Michael Phelps is engaged to girlfriend Nicole Johnson, the swimmer announced on Instagram Sunday. The 22-time Olympic medalist posted a photo of the couple lying in the snow with the caption, “She said yes.” Johnson posted a similar photo to her Instagram with with the caption “I’m gonna be a Mrs.” The couple began dating in 2009 but broke up in 2012 before getting back together, according to [_Page Six_](http://pagesix.com/2012/01/08/phelps-beauty-swim-apart/ "undefined"). Johnson was Miss California USA 2010. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3717812/michael-phelps-engaged/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3717812/michael-phelps-engaged/"},"headline":"Michael Phelps Just Got Engaged to Former Miss California USA","datePublished":"2015-02-22T17:14:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:36:34.745Z","description":"The Olympic champion is taking the plunge","url":"https://time.com/3717812/michael-phelps-engaged/","keywords":["celebrities","Sports topic","olympics","swimming","Michael Phelps"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b1c0426457ebe16/69878065428a9e5f1acc7443/453519829.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b1c0426457ebe16/69878065428a9e5f1acc7443/453519829.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Subway Press Conference With Pele And Michael Phelps","caption":"Subway Press Conference With Pele And Michael Phelps","creditText":"Rafael Neddermeyer—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3717812/michael-phelps-engaged/","name":"Michael Phelps Just Got Engaged to Former Miss California USA"}}]}] ```