The official launch into summer signals more people hitting the beaches and, of course, Discovery Channel’s annual “Shark Week.”
This year the summertime television event is back with a special featured guest: Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps.
Michael Phelps is done racing humans, so now he’s challenging a great white on “Shark Week” https://t.co/87JIwuCZwh pic.twitter.com/IzUc3FCVlq
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) June 16, 2017
“The most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps makes a splash with the most interesting race of his career, and gets schooled on everything ‘shark’ at the Bimini Shark Lab,” Discovery Channel announced in a press release, Thursday.
Michael Phelps is gonna race a great white shark for #SharkWeek ?
Who ya got? pic.twitter.com/WlIWnmCZLr
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) June 16, 2017
The Olympic legend will be going head to head, figuratively speaking, with a Great White shark, kicking off the week-long event on Discovery.
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“They are one of the fastest and most efficient predators on the planet: Sharks. He is our greatest champion to ever get in the water: Michael Phelps. 39 world records. 23 Olympic golds. But he has one competition left to win. An event so monumental no one has ever attempted it before. The world’s most decorated athlete takes on the ocean’s most efficient predator: Phelps V Shark – the race is on!” the press release stated.
On July 23rd, Michael Phelps is racing against a great white shark for Shark Week. I love America.
— Sophie VanOostenburg (@sophievano) June 16, 2017
Michael Phelps is going to race a great white shark during Shark Week, and I have to tread water in the pool past 5 ft. 5.
— Ry (@BryanBrisdier) June 16, 2017
Phelps may be a highly decorated athlete but will his speed stand up to beach-goers’ most feared ocean creature? Back in his career prime, Phelps was listed as the fasted swimmer by ESPN in 2010, clocked at 6 mph.
Shark Week plus Michael Phelps equals gold https://t.co/dBpzIGV1ga #twt247 pic.twitter.com/MaDmjCBgdM
— Ella ? Dennison ? (@ella_denn1son) June 16, 2017
A great white swims 25 MPH. Fastest human ever averaged 5.3 MPH. How is this a “race?” What’s next? @usainbolt “races” a cheetah?
— Alex Howard (@digiphile) June 16, 2017
The Olympian will kick off “Shark Week” and close it out on the last day with “Shark school.”
“Michael Phelps joins Doc Gruber and Tristan Guttridge of the Bimini Shark Lab to get a crash course on everything ‘shark.’ They’ll dispel the myths and common misconceptions, teach him how to safely dive with sharks – including how to stay calm when a hammerhead swims two feet above his face – and will get Michael Phelps up close and personal with the incredible power of a great white,” the channel announced.
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Phelps got a bit of a jump start on his shark encounters, going on a cage dive with the sharks over the weekend.
I was able to do something that I had always wanted to do! https://t.co/2CJplWMkMP
— Michael Phelps (@MichaelPhelps) June 11, 2017
“Shark Week” airs Sunday, July 23 to Sunday, July 30 on Discovery Channel.
Get ready — the Shark Week schedule has been officially announced. #sharkweek #shark #sharks #we❤sharks ? pic.twitter.com/jzHikA6foF
— Whetstone Flats (@Whetstone_Flats) June 16, 2017
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