Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #2 & #1 MP Takes Basketball

#10

Still a work in progress, but my bubble rings are comin along! #bubblerings #practiceafterworkout #hypoxictraining pic.twitter.com/MO4NdNmN7K

— Breeja Larson (@BreejaLarson) January 27, 2016

This is so tranquil…

#9

Off to Hawaii for a couple weeks of 🏊 in da☀️ #blessed

— Emily Overholt (@overholtemily) January 29, 2016

It’s still winter in most of the U.S. (and all of Canada!), so young Canadian sensation Emily Overholt is heading to Hawaii in search of warmer training environments.

#8

https://twitter.com/jmdenenberg/status/693601320272535552

Try no more, you’ve made it.

#7

https://twitter.com/michelleturek/status/691684442914557957

Auburn freshman Michelle Turek has it right. No naps, NO fun at your PM practice.

#6

We are 49 days from Women's Division I NCAAs. The same amount of seconds it took @kelsiwhirl to swim the 100 fly. Is a 48 among the horizon?

— CollegeSwimming (@collegeswimnews) January 27, 2016

Kelsi…? We wanna see it.

#5

https://twitter.com/mtgearhart23/status/693405226724937728

Definitely takes the edge off of those 5am practices.

#4

https://twitter.com/swimmacelite/status/692163779547766788

Work hard and you will look like this. Just kidding, who looks like this!? This is insanity. But we are very impressed. Go Mark!

#3

https://twitter.com/rajmahalgindian/status/691793646597869568

Whoops.

#2 & #1

It's LIT. @MichaelPhelps joins #CurtainOfDistraction pic.twitter.com/EWvCDHJUT6

— Arizona State Sun Devils (@TheSunDevils) January 29, 2016

Who's behind the Curtain of Distraction? Michael Phelps? OH MY GOSH IT'S MICHAEL PHELPS.

…And it worked. https://t.co/WWM6d9pxE9

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 29, 2016

Yup. MP in a speedo is definitely distracting, and Oregon State’s free throw shooter ended up missing both of his shots. Check out the whole thing here!