Michael Phelps is the fastest human swimmer
on the planet, but sharks swim much faster
than people.
The Discovery Channel pre-taped Michael Phelps’
race against a great white shark for Shark
Week 2017.
Phelps prepped for the race by swimming against
a hammerhead and reef shark.
He was able to defeat the reef shark but lost
to the hammerhead, who had a 15 mile per hour
burst.
Phelps told Jimmy Fallon that his top speed
is 6 miles per hour.
A great white shark can go up to 25 miles
per hour.
Phelps was given a monofin in addition to
a wet suit to help make up the difference.
The pair did not race together as it would
have been too dangerous.
Instead, they race d in the same ocean water
for 100 metres.
Discovery Channel took the time of both opponents
to declare the race winner.
Phelps may be slower than a great white shark,
but he can definitely outlast it.
Sharks can swim up to 25 miles per hour but
they aren’t able to sustain it.
The great white shark swam the 100 metres
in just under 40 seconds.
While Phelps clocked in at 2 seconds under
the shark.
He blamed the wet suit because his body went
into shock over the cold water.
But to be fair, he did a great job and halfway
through the race they were neck and neck.
It wasn’t until that shark had that crazy
burst of speed that he flew over the finish
line.
What did you think of the Michael Phelps vs
a great white shark race for Discovery Channel’s
Shark Week 2017?
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