Michael Phelps Competes Once Again, Slime-Style

The most decorated Olympian of all-time, American Michael Phelps, still has his competitive spirit since having retired from swimming after the 2016 Olympic Games.

While attending the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards in California this week with wife Nicole and eldest son Boomer, the 33-year-old took on Kids’ Choice Sports host Chris Paul in a run on the Double Dare obstacle course, complete with slimy awesomeness. Phelps, who is actually on the Kids’ Choice Awards Sports Council, lost his shoe on the very first obstacle, but powered on to put up a respectable time against Paul. You’ll have to watch the video to find out who won!

The annual awards show is a sports-specific spin-off of the original that has been put on by children and teens television network Nickelodeon every year since 1988. The Kids’ Choice Sports Awards were launched in 2014. Winners receive a ceremonial orange blimp trophy, which was a logo for the network for the first 25 years of the channel’s existence.

Multiple world record holder Katie Ledecky was nominated in 2 categories at this year’s awards, including ‘Clutch Player of the Year’ and ‘Favorite Female Athlete’, but wound up trophy-less in both categories.

Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Shaun White, WWE star Ronda Rousey and NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers were just a few of the mega sports stars in attendance at this year’s edition of the awards event that took place on Thursday, June 19th at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.

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Andy
5 years ago

I think they used the home version of Double Dare for this one!

Andy
5 years ago

This just further proves the non coordination that swimmers have out of the water! And did Double Dare rules change? I haven’t seen the show in over 20 years, but I distinctly remember you had to hold on to the flags you collected until you finished the course. Plus didn’t the entire final obstacle course last about 2 minutes to get through with twice as many obstacles?

clara
5 years ago

welp guess michael can’t give boomer a hug after

AfterShock
5 years ago

Is it true that Phelps trained for the race wearing not only both shoes, but wearing only one shoe, training without any shoes on at all and with each shoe on the wrong foot?

tea rex
5 years ago

Too much dry land gives Chris Paul the edge. If there was more slime, Phelps would destroy.

Kristiina
5 years ago

Please come to pool now. He want compete again..

DRESSEL IS GOD
5 years ago

Dean could have completed this in 12 seconds.

swimmerTX
Reply to  DRESSEL IS GOD
5 years ago

That was a really hot take

jay
Reply to  swimmerTX
5 years ago

Schooling did 11 seconds in practice

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