Anti - shark Phelps In many cases man has competed with animals (Photo)

Michael Phelps, winner of 23 Olympic medals in swimming, will compete with a shark during the annual edition of the Discovery Channel, “Sharp Week” to be broadcast about 2:00 a.m. on Monday.

I've been racing with the fastest swimmers on the planet, except for one”, the renowned American athlete noted.

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I've been given the opportunity to do something I've always wanted to do”, he wrote in a post on social networks.

While most of the races between humans and animals are promotional, at least one of them has truly been realised, including betting.

Marathon “Man versus horse” started over 35 years ago in Wales. The horse has a rider, and the man alone has shoes and marathons that last for 354 miles.

Man Against the Horse

In 2004, on the 25th anniversary of the race, Huw Lobb became the first man (out of two) to emerge faster than the horse.

And there was also a race between man and the funtopard, and man and ostrich, and man and dog.

David Hester and Chris Johnson both NFL players competed against the gatopard a few years ago, but with a wall separating them.

Johnson withdrew after two laps, while Hester was victorious, but had a four- lap advantage.

There was also a champion running faster than giraffes and then lost from a zebra. In any case, it is likely to be seen what the success of the Phelps will be against the shark.