I’m sure many have wondered what the deal is with Mr. Phelps. It’s been on an indefinite hiatus for nearly a year now.

It used to be part of Swim Stars, but I made the decision to remove it last year.

As it stands right now, the site is not completely dead. I have been in talks with Michael and Octagon and there will be some sort of collaboration in the future. There’s a lot of red tape and shifts in MP’s business environment that are slowing things down. It’s not anything I can control. All I can do it wait.

So, while I can’t speak definitively on a timetable for the site’s return, just know that it will return. I just have to wait for things to work themselves out. Obviously, Michael, his family, and Octagon would all like to see the site back before the big Olympic push. So, if we can make that happen, we will.

That’s my bad!

I got so busy with the overall maintenance of Swim Stars, The Swim Aids, and now MGoSwim.com, that this little blog o’ mine took a backseat. I aim to get back to checking in and giving regular updates on the behind-the-scenes aspects of what I do here on SwimStars.org.

My fall was mostly consumed with paid work within the swimming community. I completed websites for Mark Spitz and Jessica Hardy, as commissioned by PMG Sports.

You may have noticed that I already had a Swim Stars Network site here for Jessica Hardy, that she was involved in. Nothing changes there. She continues to answer questions from fans on her Q&A there. Her official site is more basic. There is no news posted. All of the pictures there belong to Jess and she maintains her own blog as well. So, those are the major differences, in case anyone was wondering!

I have many other web projects with PMG Sports lined up that I’m excited to work on. This includes sites for Kate Ziegler, Dara Torres, Cullen Jones, and more. I’ll post more about those as I get to them.

As for Swim Stars, the site will maintain the status quo for the rest of the year. I have been going back and forth as to whether or not I add any new swimmers to the site. If I do, it will likely be Kathleen Hersey, as I already own a domain name. But if not, SwimStars.org may be headed towards some major changes after the Olympics. The site may reach even further into the future in promoting the sport’s next stars. That is, in part, because of the impending retirement of some of the Stars I promote now.

So, keep an eye on Swim Stars this year! Definitely not going anywhere!