Michael Phelps heated after watching Australian swimmer rip Team USA: 'I would make them eat every word'

Five-time gold medalist Missy Franklin spoke with Fox News Digital about her expectations for Katie Ledecky ahead of the 2024 Summer Games next month in Paris.

Michael Phelps, the United States swimmer who owns the most Olympic medals in the Games’ history with 28, might be out of the pool, but his competitive spirit is still very much alive. 

It was quite evident when he was shown a video of an Australian swimmer complaining about the United States’ swim team leading up to the Paris Olympics.

NBC Olympics and Team USA Instagram pages showed the clip of Phelps being given a phone, where he watched Cate Campbell, the 32-year-old Australian who spoke with the country’s Channel 9 at the 2023 World Championships in Japan. 

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Michael Phelps victorious with medal during presentation ceremony after men's 100-meter butterfly final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Donald Miralle /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

In the clip, Campbell is bragging about beating Team USA in the pool, and Australia had 15 gold medals to the States’ seven, though Team USA left Japan with 40 total medals to Australia’s 30. 

"Such, such, sore losers," Campbell said in the clip of Team USA. "Australia coming out on top is one thing, but it is just so much sweeter beating America. There were a couple of nights, particularly the first night of competition, where we did not have to hear the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ ring out through the stadium and I cannot tell you how happy that made me. If I never hear that song again, it will be too soon. Bring on Paris, that’s all I have to say. U.S., stop being sore losers."

Campbell also noted not being a fan of Team USA ringing a cowbell and chanting "USA! USA!" in