The great white shark meets the greatest of all time. Michael phelps swam against a shark in a 100meter race an event that aired sunday evening on the discovery channel and was forced to settle for silver. Michael phelps vs shark discovery channels shark week. Michael phelps goes diving with sharks for discovery shark. Shark week is adding michael phelps and a law and order. And although everyone pretty much knew that phelps didnt stand a chance, millions of viewers.
Jul 24, 2017 michael phelps race against a great white shark, well, wasnt what viewers expected. Great gold vs great white left some viewers disappointed that a real shark was. Renowned swimmer and subway sandwich enthusiast michael phelps dives head first into shark week 2017 when he faces his most difficult foe to date in phelps vs. While he didnt beat the hammerhead, which swam the distance 50 meters in 15. Michael phelps raced a great white shark for shark week. Hell debut on sunday, july 24 as one of the headliners of phelps vs. Phelps vs shark is now discoverys highestrated shark week. I was watching stuff about sharks and trying to learn more. Did michael phelps or great white win shark week race. Great white, which helped kick off discovery channels shark week programming, found phelps and a group of scientists working to record the speed of, first, a. Michael phelps finally swims with actual sharks video.
The network insisted that the shark week kickoff on. Phelps was given a monofin, which let him swim faster than his worldrecord times. Phelps will take to the water for the discovery channels famous shark week in an effort to outgun a great white shark in a highprofiled race promotion. Shark week releases promo video for michael phelps vs. Holding 39 world records and 23 olympic gold medals wont save you if you go up against a great white. Great white race on linkedin shark expert craig anderson says there is no way michael phelps will beat a great white in a swimming race. Jul 23, 2017 renowned swimmer and subway sandwich enthusiast michael phelps dives head first into shark week 2017 when he faces his most difficult foe to date in phelps vs. The fivetime olympic champion, 32, says he became obsessed with sharks as a teenager. Viewers angry after michael phelps loses race to computer. Michael phelps swam a 100m stretch of warm bahamas water in 38. Jul 24, 2017 olympic great michael phelps races a great white shark on sunday as part of shark week on the discovery channel.
Jun 16, 2017 michael phelps is finished, says the shark wholl race him. Jul 23, 2017 after weeks of anticipation, michael phelps faced off with a great white shark in phelps vs. Jul 24, 2017 the discovery channels title for the show phelps vs shark. The shark was infact a computer simulation rather than a actual great white but its swim speed was calculated using. Shark reveal how they made the greatest swimmer of all time even faster. Jul 23, 2017 with the monofin, phelps said he thinks he reached up to 8 to 10, maybe 12 mph, or to 19 kmh. Phelps prepped for the race by swimming against a hammerhead and reef shark. Michael phelps races great white shark sort of on discovery. Did michael phelps win race against great white shark. Jul 23, 2017 olympic legend michael phelps lost his race against a great white shark to kick off discovery channels shark week festivities. Thats where my biggest nerdy side comes out, phelps stated. What was fake and what was real in michael phelps vs. Jul 11, 2017 michael phelps has been watching shark week for about as long as the rest of us have been watching him on tv. Sb nation instead, the swimmer was pitted against three computer generated sharks a hammerhead, a reef shark and, last but not least, a great white.
Michael phelps to race a great white shark for discoverys. The shark was infact a computer simulation rather than a actual great white. The olympic superstar swimmer has graduated from dominating the human race to reportedly preparing to race sharks phelps will take to the water for the discovery channels famous shark week in an effort to outgun a great white shark in a highprofiled race promotion. Great gold vs great white left some viewers disappointed that a real shark was not featured in the race. Michael phelps races a great white shark sort of video. The battle for ocean supremacy starts sunday, july 23 at 8p on discovery. The capacity in which phelps will be racing this shark is unknown, but phelps did share an instagram post of him cagediving with a shark, which he called one for the bucket list. Jul 23, 2017 michael phelps is to take on a great white shark in a fascinating showdown. Olympic great michael phelps rac es a great white shark on sunday as part of. Sharkweek starts sun jul 23 the great white shark meets the greatest of all time. Michael phelps lost his race to the great white shark by two seconds. Other highlights of the week will include a shark vs crocodile fight over.
Jul 24, 2017 michael phelps is the fastest human swimmer on the planet, but sharks swim much faster than people. Shark week is an annual weeklong installment of programming exclusively from the discovery channel, and phelps segment is scheduled to be aired on july 23rd at 8pm est. Jul 23, 2017 july 23rd, the kickoff of this years shark week highlighted by phelps vs. Shark hauled in more than 5 million total viewers, on average. Michael phelps is finished, says the shark wholl race him. Michael phelps to race great white shark for discovery. Michael phelps races a great white shark sort of youtube.
With no peer in the olympic pool and a lot more time on his hands, michael phelps will be racing a shark during discovery channels shark week. Following fan backlash over the use of cgi in phelps vs shark. Michael phelps will race a great white shark for shark week. Phelps vs shark is now discoverys highestrated shark. Jul 24, 2017 humans, even superhumans like michael phelps, swim no faster than 6 miles an hour. Michael phelps will race great white for shark week. The discovery channels title for the show phelps vs shark. Michael phelps vs shark discovery channels shark week 2017. Who do you got if theres anyone on the planet thats more fish than. The discovery channel pretaped michael phelps race against a great white shark for shark week 2017. The great michael phelps lost to a shark named larry. On the other hand, a great white shark was built to hunt and kill in the open water and. Discoverys muchballyhooed race between human swimmer michael phelps and a great white shark prompts a coldblooded assessment.
The olympic superstar swimmer has graduated from dominating the human race to reportedly preparing to race sharks. An epic publicity stunt pits the olympic swimmer versus a great white. Shark week 2017 got off to a great start when discovery. Michael phelps defends race versus shark, says real thing would.
Discovery channel responded to fan backlash over cgi use in its michael phelpsfeatured program, phelps vs shark read their statement. Shark disappoints july 24, 2017 file in this undated file publicity image provided by discovery channel, a great white shark swims near guadalupe island off the coast of mexico. Great white premiered sunday night as the main event of shark week. Jun 28, 2017 in a trailer released wednesday and titled phelps vs. This toscale virtual reality art piece celebrates shark weeks phelps vs. Michael phelps is taking his talents into dangerous waters. But for me, it actually gives me more of an appreciation for how fast sharks move through the. Shark is at its core a celebration of lifelong learning and the pursuit of new skills and challenges. Michael phelps to race great white shark for discovery channels. Discovery channel responds to phelps vs shark backlash. Great white will air july 23 when the winner of 23 olympic gold medals will take on the shark in a 100meter, openwater race off the coast of cape town. At the start of the race, phelps reached a speed of 8.
After conquering everything that can be achieved in an olympic swimming pool, michael phelps will take on his most dangerous challenge yet. Many were disappointed to find out that the 28time olympic medalist actually swam against a virtual. Sharks are one of the most efficient predators of the ocean, closing in on their prey at high speeds. Great gold vs great white, the olympic swimmer tested his racing ability against a number of sharks but it was all simulated. Michael phelps 100meter race with a great white shark surprisingly came down to the wire, but the creature in its natural habitat won. Michael phelps, the greatest swimmer of all time, faces off against the oceans most powerful predator in this 3d painting by artist wesley allsbrook. Michael phelps hold 39 world records, and 23 olympic gold medals. Sharkweek tonight and all week the scientists behind phelps vs. Phelps holds the records for fastest 100m and 200m butterfly, with an average speed between 5. The battle for ocean supremacy, the races broadcast date was announced for july 23 along with harrowing clips of a jumping. Discovery channel responded to fan backlash over cgi use in its michael phelps featured program, phelps vs shark read their statement. Jul 24, 2017 michael phelps raced a great white shark image. Because im so infatuated with water and infatuated with sharks. Michael phelps will actually play a part in the opening and closing nights of this years shark week.
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