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201744 minPGdocumentary

4.0/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

Sports Technology

Phelps vs Shark

201744 minPGdocumentary

4.0/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

Michael Phelps races a great white shark off the coast of South Africa during Shark Week in a historic competition of speed and skill.

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Michael Phelps races a great white shark off the coast of South Africa during Shark Week in a historic competition of speed and skill.

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Michael Phelps races a great white shark off the coast of South Africa during Shark Week in 2017. This 44-minute documentary captures Phelps, the most decorated Olympian, testing his swimming speed against one of the ocean's fastest predators. The event marks the first time such a challenge has been attempted, merging sports with marine biology in a historic competition.

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