Dec 07 2006
Dear Meet Officials: Stay Away from Michael Phelps!
Now we all know how crazy long Mike’s arms are, correct? And we have all seen him get riled up when participating in a relay, right? Well, put those 2 scenarios together and you have a recipe for disaster, as one meet official discovered at the US Open last weekend!
Club Wolverine’s 400 Medley Relay was neck-and-neck with Michigan’s ‘A’ squad as you read in the previous post. What you don’t see in our video is Mike’s dangerously flamboyant arm gesture which struck a meet official in the chest and nearly knocked her over! The picture (above) was taken a split second before she was hit. Someone should stick a “Caution” sign somewhere on his 6′ long back, because it is just not safe to be near him on the pool deck. I thank god that I did not go down to the deck to shoot this race. I might have been hit myself!
Mike was extremely apologetic after the fact. See, he is a good kid after all! The next night, after the awards ceremony, he gave his flower to the wounded official and posed for pictures with her. You could hear a wave of awww’s all throughout the Boilermaker Aquatic Center. They just thought Mike was being nice to a meet official. Most of the spectators had no idea that he tried to decapitate her the night before.
Good times, good times. This is why more of you need to attend swim meets. You never know what you’re going to witness!
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someone gets me some depends. HAHa
i think that was my favorite incident at us open.
p.s. the caution sign can be arranged to be made.
HAHAHAHAHAHA – that was defintly in my top 3 moments. I was thinking you were going to post the eye molestation video. But I guess I’m the only one that has that. HAHA! But yeah, this was one of the best things at the meet! I miss you all already!
ahhahahahahah! oh god im soooo glad you got pictures of this! cause if you hadnt, it would just be my word against… well nothing, and my word isnt NEARLY as funny as the pictures… am i right? YES YES I AM!
hahahaha wow, Suz you make my life!
P.S. are we (you) going to post the lady speedo? do we have pictures of the lady speedo? lol
this is most definitely my favorite post on swim aids. and my favorite swim meet moment.
TOOOO FUNNY
LOL – that has to be the funniest thing i’ve read in a long time. way to capture the moment, suz!