Phelps vs. Shark: The race, the results, the tweets
Michael Phelps swam against a shark in a 100-meter race - an event that aired Sunday evening on the Discovery Channel - and was forced to settle for silver.
Race
Advantage: shark pic.twitter.com/mwaPRGFhHH
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 24, 2017
Results
Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, crossed the finish line at 38.1 seconds, while the shark - which was a computer-generated simulation instead of an actual shark - crossed the finish line at 36.1 seconds.
Rematch? Next time..warmer water. #SW30 @Discovery @SharkWeek
— Michael Phelps (@MichaelPhelps) July 24, 2017
Tweets
The contest trended on Twitter all night, so enjoy some of the best tweets from an event we'll probably never see again:
If you think I'm about to sit here for an hour and watch Michael phelps race a shark than you're absolutely correct
— Sydney Latour (@sydneymlatour) July 23, 2017
The shark will beat Michael Phelps because the shark has better work ethic becayse it didn't smoke wacky tobacci that one time.
— Billy Football (@PMTnutrition) July 23, 2017
Michael Phelps - I'm not racing in 2020 in Tokyo, I'm retired
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) July 24, 2017
Also Michael Phelps - I'm so bored in retirement I'm gonna race a shark pic.twitter.com/U7EZO6LPCi
Live footage of Shark getting ready to wipe the floor with Michael Phelps. #PhelpsVsShark #SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/3HUVRV5Q1B
— KP (@kpheland) July 24, 2017
Very disappointed there was no qualifying round for the sharks to race Phelps. How do we know we're watching the Michael Phelps of Sharks?
— K Maxwell Klitzke (@maxwellklitzke) July 24, 2017
It's not lookin' good, Phelps pic.twitter.com/SzuUhzhGiU
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) July 24, 2017
Realizing we gotta get through an hour of science for this actual race.#PhelpsVsShark pic.twitter.com/TLtBco3zG8
— Madison Marie Jones (@Maddie_Jones515) July 24, 2017
When you find out Phelps not racing a real shark. #SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/COeF8G7ZL7
— DKT (@darleneturner53) July 24, 2017
If you thought Michael Phelps was actually going to race a shark side by side I have a Russian election conspiracy theory to sell you.
— Lord Single Malt (@Singlemaltfiend) July 24, 2017
"Obviously, we cannot put a great white shark in one lane and Michael Phelps in the other."#SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/w6E4Tl1D5X
— CAR Panthers News (@CarPanthersNews) July 24, 2017
#SharkWeek
— Matt Meinsen (@mattmeinsen) July 24, 2017
Great White: 36.1 seconds
Michael Phelps: 38.1 seconds
Ryan Lochte: Mugged by a hammerhead at gun point and unable to race.
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