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Itโ€™s not clear exactly how Phelps, who turns 32 later this month, will be racing the great white. For instance, will it be a freestyle race, or maybe butterfly stroke? In any event, hereโ€™s hoping thereโ€™s more separating Phelps from his foe than just some floating lane markers.

Phelps recently provided a possible preview of what to expect, when he posted a photo showing a great white passing ominously by a diving cage. โ€œI was able to do something that I had always wanted to do,โ€ Phelps said.

If that werenโ€™t enough excitement, Phelps will also learn โ€œhow to stay calm when a hammerhead swims two feet above his face,โ€ according to Discovery. Thatโ€™s part of an educational excursion withย the Bimini Shark Lab, whose staffers โ€œdispel the myths and common misconceptionsโ€ about the predatory fish, which apparently didnโ€™t include all the ways that racing them tends to be a losing proposition.Of course, Phelps-related programming makes up just a small portion of โ€œShark Week.โ€ Here are some titles to which viewers have to look forward:

  • โ€œShark-Croc Showdownโ€
  • โ€œAlien Sharks: Stranger Finsโ€
  • โ€œSharks and the Cityโ€
  • โ€œLair of the Sawfishโ€

Sounds like some folks will be glued to their screens like so many remoras. As for Phelps, best of luck snatching victory from the Jaws of defeat!

(Source:ย The Washington Post)