After being caught hitting a bong on camera Michael Phelps tells a news source that he may not swim in 2012.

“In his first interview since a photo surfaced showing him smoking from a marijuana pipe, Michael Phelps said yesterday that the intense public scrutiny has him contemplating whether he will swim in the 2012 Olympics.

Phelps, who said that he “clearly made a mistake” and that the past week has been both embarrassing and uncomfortable for him, spoke with The Baltimore Sun inside Meadowbrook Aquatic Center after finishing his daily workout. While he still has goals he wants to achieve in the sport, he said, he’s going to discuss it with his family and his coach, Bob Bowman.

“This is a decision of mine that I’m not going to make today and I’m not going to make tomorrow,” Phelps said. “It’s going to require a lot of time and energy and a lot of thinking for myself – but also talking to Bob and talking to my family and just deciding what I want to do.”

Wow, this is going way over board. This is one of the best swimmers in the world and now he is thinking about taking a break.. Why? Is he going to just sit back and blow all his money and smoke more pot? By 2012 who is going to care about him hitting a bong. By then we may all be selling weed because our economy is going down the toilet. Go Obama!

Thats right folks. The 14-time Olympic gold medal winner Michael Phelps was photographed taking a rip off a cannabis bong. The glass bong he was hitting was a glass RooR. One witness said

“He looked just as natural with a bong in his hands as he does swimming in the pool. He was the gold medal winner of bong hits. Michael ended up getting a little paranoid, though, because before too long he looked like he was nervous and ran out of the place.”

Today he admitted “regrettable behaviour” and “bad judgement” after the News of the World published an exclusive photo showing him inhaling from a marijuana pipe.

I say give the guy a break, he worked hard for all those medals. A little grass never hurt anyone.