Fisherman Michael Phelps swim with white shark: Who wins?

White sharks reached the finish line of Olympic champion Michael Phelps 2 seconds, winning a convincing victory in a 100m swimming competition.

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Michael Phelps is an American swimmer and one of the greatest Olympic athletes. He has set 39 world records and holds 23 Olympic gold medals.

When participating in this race, Phelps is equipped with a fish tail monofin (a shark-like device, which can help Phelps improve swimming speed) and Phantom swimwear increases buoyancy and resistance.

But when he competed against the white shark in " Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White ", he failed.

In the 100 m swimming competition Michael Phelps completed the track in 38.1 seconds, 2 seconds slower than the white shark, 36.1 seconds. At the start of the race, Phelps took an advantage when reaching 14.1 km / h, but after that, the white shark surpassed 25m. Despite great efforts, American athletes were unable to overcome this gap.

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Phelps finishes after the white shark only 2 seconds.(Artwork: Distractify.com.)

According to experts, the loss of heat when swimming in cold water and the difference in swimming speed compared to sharks is the reason Phelps lost.

The water temperature when Phelps swam only 13 degrees C. White sharks are warm-blooded animals, so they can survive and swim quickly in cold water environments. They maintain the ability to heat through blood vessels arranged specifically called "convection heat exchange", preventing the heat generated from the contraction of muscle radiating into the surrounding water. White sharks can swim at speeds of up to 40 km / h to catch sea creatures and other agile marine animals.

But humans are different, at such a cold temperature, our bodies will be shocked. Phelps said: " I only wear a thin swimsuit so it feels really cold. The biggest challenge for me is to try to keep the heat, which is extremely difficult when the water temperature is only 13 degrees. C. "

In the 100m race in South African waters, Phelps did not swim directly with a real white shark that raced with the CGI shark (technology that simulates computer images).