MOSSEL BAY, SOUTH AFRICA — Twenty-three time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps lost his made-for-television race against a great white shark to kick off the annual Shark Week on Discovery Channel.
Many viewers were upset that Phelps didn’t actually race a great white shark. Instead, he went up against a computer generated imagery (CGI) shark.
Phelps lost the 100 meter race by two seconds. You can view part of the race here:
Phelps reached a speed of 8.8 mph during the race, which was faster than the shark at one point in the race, however, the shark took the lead at the 25 meter mark and never looked back.
Phelps immediately went on social media and posted this:
