Michael Phelps didn’t really race a great white shark on the Discovery Channel last night.
Technically, nobody really said Phelps would be swimming anywhere near a shark but the advertising did try to make people think that. They apparently timed a great white, a hammerhead, and a reef shark. Then they SIMULATED the races, with Phelps going against computer-animated sharks.
The moment of glory for #TeamShark!!! #PhelpsVsShark #SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/NWYp1CwiRa
— Shark Week (@SharkWeek) July 24, 2017