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  • Special Edition of “Meet the Press With Kristen Welker” This Sunday Featuring “Meet the Moment” Conversations With Michael Phelps, Ruby Bridges, Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird & More

    Special Edition of “Meet the Press With Kristen Welker” This Sunday Featuring “Meet the Moment” Conversations With Michael Phelps, Ruby Bridges, Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird & More


    A special edition of Meet the Press with Kristen Welker will air this Sunday, featuring “Meet the Moment” conversations from throughout 2024. The reoccurring broadcast segment was launched by Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker in 2023 and features influential voices outside the political sphere who are speaking out on issues impacting the nation’s politics.

    This Sunday’s broadcast features conversations with:

    • Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps on his battle with depression
    • Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges
    • Women’s World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe and WNBA champion Sue Bird
    • Author of Letters from Sing Sing: One Journalist, Six Innocent Men, and a 20 Year Fight for Justice and Dateline senior investigative producer Dan Slepian and criminal legal reform activist JJ Velazquez
    • TODAY co-anchor and author of Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere Savannah Guthrie

    For more information, contact:

    Claudia Meyer-Samargia

    NBC News

    Claudia.MeyerSamargia@nbcuni.com

    MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER

    Meet the Press with Kristen Welker is the premiere destination for original political reporting and interviews with the leaders that shape each week’s headlines. Moderated by Kristen Welker, the veteran NBC News chief White House correspondent and the first journalist of color to moderate a Sunday public affairs program, Meet the Press has set the political agenda and highlighted the everyday impact of Washington decision-making on viewers all over the country for more than 75 years. It reaches millions of viewers every Sunday and millions more through social, digital and on-demand platforms. Meet the Press also brings its signature analysis and newsmaker interviews to streaming audiences with Meet the Press NOW at 4 p.m. on weekdays on NBC News NOW. Kristen Welker is the 13th moderator of Meet the Press, Carrie Budoff Brown is NBC News senior vice president for politics, and David Gelles is executive producer. Melissa Frankel is executive producer of Meet the Press NOW.



    We are thrilled to announce a special edition of “Meet the Press With Kristen Welker” this Sunday, featuring exclusive “Meet the Moment” conversations with some of the most inspiring and influential figures of our time.

    Join us as we sit down with Olympic legend Michael Phelps, civil rights icon Ruby Bridges, soccer star Megan Rapinoe, WNBA champion Sue Bird, and more as they share their perspectives on leadership, resilience, and making a difference in the world.

    Don’t miss this incredible lineup of guests as they discuss the challenges they’ve faced, the lessons they’ve learned, and the ways they are using their platforms to create positive change.

    Tune in this Sunday for a truly special edition of “Meet the Press With Kristen Welker” that you won’t want to miss.

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  • Michael Phelps reacts to the fastest swimming times clocked in 2024

    Michael Phelps reacts to the fastest swimming times clocked in 2024


    Michael Phelps expressed happiness over an incredible swimming season in 2024, during which Regan Smith, Summer McIntosh, and other athletes broke several world records. The Baltimore Bullet broke 39 world records during his illustrious career.

    Phelps reacted to an Instagram post from Swimming Stats by Swimswam, which detailed the fastest times clocked in each of the women’s disciplines in 2024 and wrote that it was a fun year for the sport.

    “Fun year for the sport!!” he wrote.

    Michael Phelps' Instagram storyMichael Phelps' Instagram story
    Michael Phelps’ Instagram story

    Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom leads in the 50m and 100m freestyle, with times of 23.66s and 52.16s respectively clocked at the Paris Olympics to win gold medals. She is also the world leader in the 50m butterfly with a time of 24.63s clocked at the World Championships.

    Australia’s Ariarne Titmus leads in the 200m and 400m freestyle events with times of 1:52.23 (world record) and 3:55.44 clocked at the Olympic Trials. Kaylee McKeown, another Australian swimmer, leads the 50m and 200m backstroke events with times of 27.07 and 2:03.30 respectively.

    The USA’s Katie Ledecky continued her dominance in the 800m and 1500m freestyle events, clocking 8:11.04 and 15:30.02 to win gold medals at the Paris Olympics. Two more American swimmers, Regan Smith and Gretchen Walsh, are the world leaders in the 100m backstroke and 100m butterfly events respectively with world record times of 57.13 and 55.18.

    Another notable mention in the list was 18-year-old Summer McIntosh, who leads in three events. The Canadian clocked 2:03.03 in the 200m butterfly and 2:06.56 in the 200m Individual Medley to win gold medals at the Paris Games. She earlier swam a world record time of 4:24.38 in the 400m Individual Medley at the Canadian Olympic Trials and later won the Olympic gold in the event as well.

    How many world records does Michael Phelps still hold?

    US Open Tennis Championship 2023 - Michael Phelps in attendance (Source: Getty)US Open Tennis Championship 2023 - Michael Phelps in attendance (Source: Getty)
    US Open Tennis Championship 2023 – Michael Phelps in attendance (Source: Getty)

    Michael Phelps no longer holds any of the individual fastest times from his 39 senior world records in swimming. His last individual record was broken in 2023 by Leon Marchand at the World Championships when he clocked 4:02.50 in the 400m Individual Medley.

    However, he still does hold two records in 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays. Phelps teamed up with Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, and Jason Lezak at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to set the world record in 3:08.24, which is now the longest-standing record in history.

    The following year, he was paired with Ricky Berens, David Walters, and Ryan Lochte at the World Championships in Rome, with the quartet winning the 4x200m freestyle relay title in 6:58.55.