The Baltimore Ravens acquired their likelihood to swim with Michael Phelps.
A few weeks after gamers shot video asking the 23-time Olympic champion — and Baltimore native — for swimming classes, Phelps confirmed up at observe Tuesday. Then the workforce posted video of gamers swimming and diving — or at the least leaping off diving boards — at close by Loyola University.
In one video posted by a reporter for the workforce’s web site, Phelps let everybody else have a big head begin earlier than diving in and racing them. At least a few of them did beat him ultimately.
Phelps additionally toured the smaller swimming pools on the Ravens’ facility, and he spoke to the workforce on the observe area together with former Ravens star Ray Lewis.
“I’m not going to say I’m a big swimming fan, but I know Michael Phelps,” defensive coordinator Zach Orr stated. “I think it was neat having him and Ray come talk to us, because the message was the same. That’s one thing you notice when you listen to the greats. When you study the greats, you wonder, ‘How do they do such great things in the highest tense moments?’ And it all leads back to the work that nobody sees, and that’s what Michael Phelps talked about. Ray talked about preparation. Michael Phelps talked about preparation as well.”
Who is Michael Phelps?
Michael Phelps, a former aggressive swimmer, has 28 Olympic medals, together with 23 gold medals. He is called one of many best Olympians ever.
At one level, he was the world file holder within the 200-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly, 200-meter particular person medley, and 400-meter particular person medley.
Phelps was born in Baltimore and grew up in Towson. He graduated from Towson High School earlier than his Olympic fame.