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Michael Phelps Races Shark And the Winner is …
Gold medal winning Olympian Michael Phelps took on a great white shark … and now we know who truly reigns supreme in the water … sort of.
The moment of glory for #TeamShark!!! #PhelpsVsShark #SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/NWYp1CwiRa— Shark Week (@SharkWeek) July 24, 2017
THE SHARK WINS!!!
Phelps kicked off Shark Week 2017 on Discovery Channel with a primetime special, “Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White” after weeks of anticipation for the man-against-beast event. The 100-meter open water “race” took place in Cape Town, South Africa … but many fans are unhappy about what actually qualified as a race.
Most people thought Phelps didn’t stand a chance considering his top swim speed is about 6 mph and great whites can reach speeds up to 25 mph … but his team helped him even the playing field with a shark skin-like wetsuit and a monofin to emulate a shark’s tail.
Turns out … it didn’t matter. Phelps lost the SIMULATED race to a great white shark by 2 seconds.
Results are in. pic.twitter.com/HcigiGC0hq— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 24, 2017
So … Ryan Lochte was right?