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Yahoo
5 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Michael Phelps answers Ravens players' call to learn how to swim
It was an offer that Baltimore Ravens fan Michael Phelps couldn't refuse. Earlier this week, Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey posted a video on social media featuring teammates Ronnie Stanley, Kyle Hamilton and Charlie Kolar explaining to the 23-time Olympic gold medalist that one in three players on the team do not know how to swim. They were asking for the U.S. swimming great to come visit them at training camp, check out their new recovery pool and give them a lesson. Phelps replied saying, "I got yall!!! Let's do it!!" Kolar, the fourth-year tight end, told reporters this week he thought Humphrey was going to send the video directly to Phelps, not post it to social media. "I should have known better," Kolar said. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] The 40-year-old Phelps, the most decorated Olympian ever with 28 total medals, is a Baltimore native and has been involved with the team on several occasions and seen at games. Answering the call to help others learn to swim has been a mission of his since retiring. The Michael Phelps Foundation provides learn-to-swim classes to help prevent drowning and raise self-esteem and wellness.
USA Today
6 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Ravens players recruit Olympian Michael Phelps for swim lessons
Baltimore Ravens players have long showed their ability to make waves with their diving catches and swim moves, but many of them don't actually know how to swim. That's why a group of players turned to an Olympic gold medalist for help. Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey posted a video to Instagram featuring offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley, safety Kyle Hamilton, tight end Charlie Kolar and himself asking Baltimore-born Olympian Michael Phelps for swim lessons. "Hey Mr. Phelps, we have a problem," Stanley begins. "Did you know that one in three Ravens cannot swim?" Hamilton says. "We have a solution for you, sir," Kolar continues. "Come to Ravens training camp in this beautiful aquatic center and teach us how to swim," Humphrey concludes. ISAIAH LIKELY INJURY UPDATE: Ravens TE has foot fracture, could return by Week 1 "We got a problem that only @m_phelps00 can fix! From the #RavensAquaticsTeam," Humphrey wrote in the caption. Within hours of Humphrey uploading the video, Phelps shot back a response in the comments section. "I got yall!!! Let's do it!!" wrote the 23-time Olympic gold medalist. Phelps was born in Baltimore and is an avid Ravens fan. Hall of Famer and former Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis is one of Phelps' close friends and mentors. It's no surprise Phelps was quick to take up the Ravens' offer to help teach some of the players how to swim.
UPI
6 hours ago
- Sport
- UPI
Michael Phelps agrees to give swimming lessons to Baltimore Ravens
July 31 (UPI) -- Baltimore native Michael Phelps plans to assist his hometown NFL team by giving swimming lessons to the Baltimore Ravens, who requested help on social media. Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey posted a video with the request for the Olympic icon Tuesday on Instagram and X. The video featured Humphrey, offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley, safety Kyle Hamilton and tight end Charlie Kolar inside the new recovery pool at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills, Md. Phelps, who holds a record 23 Olympic gold medals, is a lifelong Ravens fan. "Hey Mr. Phelps, we have a problem," the Ravens players said in the video. "Did you know that 1 in 3 Ravens cannot swim? We have a solution for you, sir. Come to Ravens training camp and this beautiful aquatic center and teach us how to swim." Phelps responded Wednesday by writing "I got y'all! Let's do it." in an Instagram comment. "See, I didn't realize 'Marlo' was going to post that, but I should have known," Kolar told reporters, when asked about Humphrey posting the video, Wednesday in Owings Mills. "I should have known. It's so on brand. "I thought it was going to be like a story or maybe sent to him, but I should have known better. I should have known better." Ravens players have lauded recent renovations to their facility throughout training camp, which started last week. The upgrades include lounges, gyms, a massage area, a rooftop garden and hot tubs, in addition to the pools, which sit below a skylight. The Ravens will host the Indianapolis Colts in joint practices next week in Owings Mills. They will face the Colts in their preseason opener Aug. 7 in Baltimore.
NBC Sports
10 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Michael Phelps will teach Ravens players how to swim in the team's new pool
Michael Phelps is both the owner of 23 Olympic swimming gold medals and a Baltimore native and big Ravens fan, so he's the man some Ravens players appealed to when they wanted to learn to swim. The Ravens have installed a new pool in their team facility, but several Ravens players posted a video on social media saying they can't win and are hoping Phelps will help them. 'Mr. Phelps, we have a problem. Did you know that one in three Ravens cannot swim? We have a solution for you, sir. Come to Ravens training camp and this beautiful aquatic center and teach us how to swim,' the players said in the video. Phelps answered in a comment on the video, 'I got yall!!! Let's do it!!' Teaching people to swim has become one of Phelps' missions since retiring from competitive swimming. The Michael Phelps Foundation promotes learning to swim for drowning prevention, and the mental and physical health benefits of swimming.
NBC Sports
a day ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Luca Urlando wins first career world title in 200m butterfly
Luca Urlando claimed his first world title and the first title for the American men at the World Championships in the 200m butterfly, becoming the first American man to win this event at a World Championship since Michael Phelps did in 2011. Urlando lowered his personal best by a half-second to 1:51.87, joining Phelps and Olympic gold medalists Kristof Milak and Leon Marchand as the only swimmers to break 1:52.00. For Urlando, this win is more than just a world title, it represents the adversity he has overcome. Nearly three years ago, Urlando had to be helped out of the pool after dislocating his shoulder for a third time in a three-year span. This injury came just one year after Urlando finished third in both the 100m and 200m butterfly at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, one place shy of qualifying for the Olympics. 'It has felt like a six-year process to get back to this moment,' Urlando said on Peacock. 'A lot of doubt, a lot of really hard times, a lot of things that people don't see on an everyday basis. So I kind of told myself post-surgery, if I could get through those next few months, nothing could really stop me. Obviously getting to do it on a world stage like this is just amazing.' Despite the absence of Olympic gold-medalist Marchand, who opted out of this event to focus on the 200m IM, and world-record holder Milak, who isn't competing in this year's competition, Urlando raced as the top seed in prelims, semifinals and finals, swimming three of his four fastest times in his career. The 23-year-old, who finished 17th in the same event at the 2024 Paris Olympics just 20 months after his injury, has had arguably the best year of his swimming career. He competed in his final collegiate season with the University of Georgia, where he won the NCAA title in the 200y butterfly with an American, NCAA, U.S. Open, SEC and school record time. A week later, he swam lifetime bests in the 100m and 200m butterfly at the Pro Swim Series in his hometown of Sacramento. He became the second-fastest American in history in the 200m fly, behind Phelps, dropping over a second from his previous best time from 2019. 'The belief that I can get back to a moment like this after all that adversity,' Urlando said. 'Just internal belief.' With the 2028 LA Olympics three years away, Urlando will attempt to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, Giampaolo Urlando, who competed in three Olympics, including the 1984 LA Games, in the hammer throw. 'I hope to just build off more experiences like this,' Urlando said. 'It's a huge stepping stone for 2028. I have some new goals going forward, going to work through them with my coach and see how much I can get better at the little things. Just continue with that.' Nick Zaccardi, In other finals Wednesday, Australian Mollie O'Callaghan followed her 2024 Olympic title by winning a second world title in the 200m free. She clocked 1:53.48, distancing Li Bingjie of China by 1.04. Claire Weinstein, an 18-year-old American, took bronze after personal bests in the semis and final. It's her first individual medal at a major international long-course meet. Weinstein was one of the Americans who dealt with a stomach bug leading up to worlds. 'A week ago, I didn't know if I was going to be able to swim in this meet,' she said on Peacock. Ahmed Jaouadi extended Tunisia's distance tradition by taking the 800m free in 7:36.88, the third-fastest time in history. He beat a field that included the last two Olympic gold medalists — American Bobby Finke (fourth) and Ireland's Daniel Wiffen (eighth). Finke said he was happy to make the final and that his personal goals were derailed by the stomach bug, according to NBC Sports' Nicole Auerbach. Wiffen was set back last month by appendicitis. Neutral Athletes B won the mixed-gender medley relay. The U.S., which broke the world record at the Olympics, missed the world final after placing 10th in the preliminary heats. In semifinal action, Jack Alexy broke the American record in the 100m free. He swam 46.81, taking down Caeleb Dressel's record of 46.96 from 2019. China's Pan Zhanle, who won the Olympic title in a world record (46.40), did not make this final after placing 10th overall in the semis. Worlds continue through Sunday with preliminary heats at 10 p.m. ET and finals at 7 a.m., live on Peacock. Thursday's finals are expected to feature Paris Olympic gold medalists Leon Marchand of France in the 200m individual medley and Summer McIntosh of Canada in the 200m fly, plus Katie Ledecky in the 4x200m free relay.
