Swim Off! Social Media Goes Off As Phelps Challenges McGregor

© AP Photo / Matt SlocumUnited States' Michael Phelps leaves the pool after winning a heat of the men's 200-meter individual medley during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (File)
United States' Michael Phelps leaves the pool after winning a heat of the men's 200-meter individual medley during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (File) - Sputnik International
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Michael Phelps made a huge splash in Twitter after he jokingly (or not?) suggested that he and UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor take it to the pool and race.

On August 29, former competitive swimmer Michael Phelps offered to compete against UFC star Conor McGregor in swimming. The most decorated Olympian of all time tweeted his suggestion, accompanying it with a photo of him and McGregor facing off in swimming caps and goggles.

​Phelps's tweet, which has gathered more than 29k retweets and 69k likes, set the social network ablaze. While some users admitted that they had anticipated the swim-off, others found it ridiculous.

"First Mayweather, now Phelps… maybe McGregor can be the guy to bring Usain Bolt out of retirement too. #TheMoneySprint," tweeted another user.

Both Phelps and McGregor have been in the spotlight this summer. On July 23, during Shark Week, the American swimmer raced against one of the fastest and most efficient predators on the planet, the Great White shark (which turned out to be a hologram).

​McGregor took on boxer Floyd Mayweather in a professional boxing bout on August 27, after the 29-year-old Irish MMA champ initiated the fight last year. When he published a Photoshopped poster on his Twitter, it was not yet clear whether a fight would really take place between them or whether it was just another joke.

​Michael Phelps has already raced a celebrity before: in 2009, he and former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal competed in a race on O'Neal's show "Shaq Vs." The swimmer recently taunted O'Neal about racing him once again.

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