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Anderson Cooper vs. Michael Phelps - A Contest in Swimming and Fashion

Posted on Dec 13th 2008 8:00AM by Jacki Donaldson

Filed Under: Fitness

What does it feel like to race Michael Phelps? Anderson Cooper can't tell you because even though he took to the pool with the Olympic swimmer, the dolphin-moving Phelps blew right by the journalist. If there is such a thing as dust in a swimming pool, Cooper was left in it.

Cooper told Kelly Ripa on Friday's Live with Regis and Kelly that Phelps claims he is currently not in very good shape. A perfect time to challenge him in the water, then, thought Cooper, who gave the swimming great a few conditions -- Cooper could swim as usual, but Phelps had to swim under water and wasn't permitted to breathe or use his hands.

This video shows quite a spectacle -- and I'm not just talking about Cooper's display of swimwear, which he happens to admit is not near as sexy as the suit sported by Phelps. Ripa expects a Speedo for the next swim-off.

So much for fashion. Let the contest begin.

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Kristen 12-13-2008 @ 5:37PM

WHOA. That gives me a real appreciation for how fast he is. It's like when you see pro basketball players on the court -- they don't look that big, because they're ALL huge. But, you see them next to a regular person, and they're ENORMOUS.

I knew Phelps was wicked fast, obviously, but seeing how easily he beat AC, even with all those conditions really drove it home more so than seeing him swim against other people who are wicked fast ... I'm just blown away. However, I'd love to take that challenge, too, just to see how I stack up.