Michael Phelps spent his entire Olympic swimming career in a pool, from 2000 in Sydney ...
Is Michael Phelps a giant amphibian masquerading as human for Olympic glory?
The shocking theory the media conspicuously ignored in Rio.
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... to 2016 in Rio.
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Then he retired and went home and ... he’s still just hanging out in a pool?
Hmn ... that got the SB Nation newsroom thinking. Does Michael Phelps need to be in water to live like a frog or whale? And why is no one talking about this???
Like, wait a minute. Even when Michael Phelps took a break from swimming in Sydney, he was still in the water.
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And like, look at him when he’s forced to sit in a chair on dry land for a while. He’s miserable.
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Just a few minutes outside of the pool and he can barely take it.
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Then you remember he’s got that big coat to keep from drying out when he’s on the pool deck. Now we’re cooking with gas!
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Then you learn he went to college underwater??? It’s all starting to add up.
Michael Phelps studies underwater while taking classes at the Univ. of Michigan in 2005: pic.twitter.com/Jd2Mn8uL
— SI Vault (@si_vault) May 11, 2012
Whoa, Google’s got the smoking gun!
If you have any information about Michael Phelps’ ability to survive on dry land, please let us know in the comments.
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