Michael Phelps Takes on a Great White Shark in the Craziest Swimming Event in TV History And it basically turned out exactly how you imagined it would well, not exactly, because he didnt get eaten. But he didnt beat the shark, either. HR0cHM6Ly9wcC52ay5tZS9jNjM0MDA2L3UyNDU5MzE3NDEvdmlkZW8veF82OWE3NGE4ZS5qcGc=.jpg' alt='Watch Swimming With Sharks Online' title='Watch Swimming With Sharks Online' />Phelps who agreed to participate in the spectacle because he loves sharks and, after earning 2. Olympic gold medals, a person probably just gets bored went head to head against natures more fearsome predator on Phelps vs. Shark Great Gold vs. Great White. As the show opened, the deep voiced narrator laid out the stakes of the race in the most over the top, dramatic introduction possible Phelps has been dominating the competition since he was a kid. Olympic golds. But sharks dont care about medals. Out here, in the deep sea, Phelps is going to swim the toughest heat of his life if anyone stands a chance in a race versus a shark, its Phelps. Before the 3. Dr. Tristan Guttridge. From learning about the different species of sharks to comprehending their different swimming styles, Phelps was given a crash course in how to beat the great whites speed. Watch Swimming With Sharks Online Free' title='Watch Swimming With Sharks Online Free' />At one point, Phelps crew showed how much faster a shark is than a human by super imposing a shark over one of his competitors in footage from one of Phelps world record shattering heats several years ago. Needless to say, the hypothetical shark won. Phelps continued to try to increase his speed through the use of high tech gear, including a monofin a specially crafted set of flippers that were designed to mimic a great whites tail fin which shaved a full four seconds off his personal fastest time ever But it was still insanely slow compared to a great white. Things were not looking good. After swimming with a great white inside a shark cage off the side of a boat which the shark tried to rip apart with his teeth the crew finally got around to finding out how fast the massive predators can swim in a straight line in the ocean, about 1. Watch After School Special Online Full Movie. Despite what many people were hoping when they first heard about this stunt, the race didnt take place in a pool as Phelps and the great white raced in side by side lanes. The race took place in very cold open waters, and Phelps simply had to beat the great whites recorded speed over 1. Decked out with his monofin and a wetsuit designed to mimic shark skin, Phelps headed out to the ocean to see if he could do the impossible. And to make things more dramatic Discovery Channel digitally added a CGI great white shark swimming next to him the whole way. Official Homepage for Discovery. Watch Full Episodes FREE with your TV subscription. Get Behind the Scenes with Your Favorite Shows Start Exploring Now There are over 400 different types of sharks in the World. Come learn about them all in this super list of different shark breeds. This is cool stuff Buy Jaws Read 2574 Movies TV Reviews Amazon. On what day of Creation Week were sharks created 2 2. What is the study of sharks called 3 3. Identify from pictures or personal observation 10 species of sharks. A video showing several sharks swimming just feet from the beach by the Garden City Pier, a few miles south of Myrtle Beach, is going viral on Facebook. 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As it turns out, its likely the ocean conditions that allowed the shark to win over raw speed. The freezing cold weather and Phelps super thin wet suit prohibited him from racing to his full capacity. Watch Swimming With Sharks Online' title='Watch Swimming With Sharks Online' />Long story short If they were able to get Phelps to race a shark in an Olympic pool, he might have won, as long as he didnt get eaten. This isnt the only Shark Week show Phelps is participating in for Discoverys annual event. The athlete will also join Guttridge and Doc Gruber of the Bimini Shark Lab for another special, Shark School With Michael Phelps. Together, they aim to teach viewers about the oft maligned animals and dispel many of the myths and misconceptions people have about sharks. Im probably like one of the biggest nerds of sharks out there. I love sharks, Phelps said. I swam with like seven or eight different sharks so far, some in the cage and most of them out of the cage, just kind of free diving, laying on the bottom. So if I have the chance to do more, I want to. Its just cool being able to watch those animals in their home. I think thats something thats really, really fun. Check out the video below to hear more.