Michael Phelps has finally met his match in the water: a 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœgreat white shark.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ
The Olympic champion swimmer was bested Sunday night in the Discovery Channel91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Shark Week special 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœPhelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ
But Phelps didn91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™t swim with a real shark. He competed in the ocean against a computer-simulated fish based on data on the swimming speed of sharks.
Phelps was outfitted with a wetsuit and a monofin to mimic a shark91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s powerful tail. He finished the 100 metre race in 38 seconds, two seconds slower than the simulated shark.
Phelps tweeted Sunday that he91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™d like a rematch, but in warmer water.
Rematch? Next time..warmer water.
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” Michael Phelps (@MichaelPhelps)
The Associated Press