Legendary Olympic hero agrees to teach key Ravens how to swim
Baltimore renovated the Under Armour Performance Complex, and one of the critical places to receive a facelift was the Ravens' swimming pool. With a state-of-the-art facility, key players like Charlie Kolar, IMarlon Humphrey, Ronnie Stanley, and Kyle Hamilton had suggested that Olympic hero, and Baltimore native, Michael Phelps, teach the guys how to swim.
According to Jamison Hemsley of ESPN and Humphreys' Instagram, Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, agreed to teach the Ravens how to swim.
It's unknown which Raven needed the lesson, but Charlie Kolar said Wednesday that he didn't think Humphrey was going to post it to social media.
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