Michael Phelps: Designed to Swim

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Uploaded by on Aug 16, 2008

Born to swim, Michael Phelps has several unique physical characteristics that make him fast. Here's a breakdown of the traits that helps Phelps win.

Segment originally shown on NBC's Primetime Olympic Coverage and on NBCOlympics.com as "Michael Phelps: Perfect Body."

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  • um...2 miles of RACING. practice and race pace are two different things. when you are doing that many consecutive races, your body builds up lactic acid from the swims before hand and it causes fatigue/soreness.

  • Wow,amazing.

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  • Im a 15 year old girl and im similar to that body type just more of a girl version i have no boobs narrow hips short legs long arms and torso double jointed elbows and ankles and hips and big feet and hands with a girl face. :)

  • phelps is like the exact opposite of usain bolt.

  • [Queensemiramis] that's sexy enough;)

  • im 6ft4 and my armspan is 6ft9

  • @Hidjdjdj

    Yes, this is pertinent info! 

  • Beautiful body! How do I make my body into the female version?? lol I have no torso. I'm boobs and legs.

    :(

    ...I do float pretty well, tho. :)

  • Was he, like genetically engineered to swim? o.O

  • @lsisoccer5 that duznt make me a slut lol

  • @Hidjdjdj slut lol

  • @kidsofjokes recent research was published which found this out, up until idk like a yr or so ago ppl did think lactic acid was the cause, but the new research showed it was b/c of the breakdown of the membrane. we studied it in cell biology last semester

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