Boomer Phelps is the Rio Olympics' cutest spectator

Boomer Phelps.
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Michael Phelps is winning gold medals left and right, but it's another Phelps that's really grabbing the world's attention — his adorable 4-month-old son, Boomer.

Boomer, accompanied by his mother, Nicole Johnson, and grandmother, Debbie Phelps, has appeared at numerous races, and on Tuesday witnessed his dad winning the gold in the 200m butterfly and 4x200m freestyle.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.