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The Olympic champion swimmer was bested Sunday night in the Discovery Channelsa国际传媒檚 Shark Week special sa国际传媒淧helps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White.sa国际传媒�
But Phelps didnsa国际传媒檛 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 sharksa国际传媒檚 powerful tail. He finished the 100 metre race in 38 seconds, two seconds slower than the simulated shark.
Phelps tweeted Sunday that hesa国际传媒檇 like a rematch, but in warmer water.
Rematch? Next time..warmer water.
sa国际传媒� Michael Phelps (@MichaelPhelps)
The Associated Press
