
Olympic great Michael Phelps lends swimming expertise to hometown Ravens after players ask for assistance
After defensive back Marlon Humphrey and some of his Ravens teammates admitted they did not know how to swim, the team turned to a local expert for guidance.
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, certainly knows a thing or two about swimming techniques.
Humphrey posted a social media video calling on the retired competitive swimmer and Baltimore native to lend the city's football team a helping hand.
The video showed Humphrey, safety Kyle Hamilton, offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley, and tight end Charlie Kolar standing in the pool.
'Did you know that one in three Ravens cannot swim,' Hamilton said in the video.
'Come to Ravens training camp in this beautiful aquatics center and teach us how to swim,' Humphrey adds.
4 Baltimore Ravens players plead with Michael Phelps to teach the team how to swim at their aquatics facility.
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4 The players said 1 in 3 Ravens revealed they don't know who to swim during training camp.
Marlon Humphrey/Instagram
Phelps seemed amenable to the idea, replying: 'I got yall!!! Let's do it!!'
Kolar said after practice Wednesday that he didn't realize Humphrey was going to post the video.
'I should have known. It's so on brand,' Kolar said. '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.'
4 Michael Phelps in the pool after winning the silver medal in the men's 100-meter butterfly at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in Aug. 12, 2016.
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4 Michael Phelps and Raven's linebacker Ray Lewis during player introductions before a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 10, 2012.
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Phelps won 23 gold medals during his storied Olympic career.
He was selected as the flag bearer for Team USA at the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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