Michael Phelps teaches Ravens gamers to swim

Last month, a number of gamers on the Ravens famous that they don’t know how you can swim to make full use of the workforce’s new pool of their renovated athletic efficiency facility. Michael Phelps, a 23-time Olympic gold medalist and massive Ravens fan, was known as in to assist.

Phelps visited Ravens coaching camp this week and labored with the gamers, a lot of whom had so little expertise within the water that they weren’t comfy getting in any deeper than they might comfortably stand.

“I didn’t know what I was getting into. I had no idea what their comfort level was,” Phelps advised the Ravens’ web site. “When I see the guys in there and some of the guys who are literally working on floating and breathing, and they’re focused on paying attention to those details, it shows their vulnerability, especially when they’re uncomfortable. It was a special day. Racing some of the fellas in the 25 [meter]. My son raced some of the guys. It was a great day. I truly hope they learned something, hopefully got some confidence, and hopefully can transition into something else.”

Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith was amongst a number of gamers who thought the teachings from Phelps have been helpful, not just for their use of the workforce facility however for his or her lives.

“If I have to swim less than 20 yards, I could survive somehow because I could doggy paddle,” Smith mentioned. “But as far as actually swimming and knowing how to breathe and things of that nature, honestly, it was my first time. It was really cool. It was really solid, some of the lessons they gave me. I feel a little more confident.”

Teaching folks to swim has change into one in all Phelps’ missions since retiring from aggressive swimming. The Michael Phelps Foundation promotes studying to swim for drowning prevention, and the psychological and bodily well being advantages of swimming.