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Tim Capurso

EXPLAINED: Ravens taught how to swim by michael phelps raced olympic legend - The Real Truth

Michael Phelps helped Ravens players, like defensive tackle Travis Jones, learn how to swim with the assistance of a pool noodle. | Screengrab Twitter @ryanmink

Michael Phelps won a record 28 Olympic medals, including an incredible 23 golds, during his illustrious career in the pool. But he can add another impressive achievement to his list of accolades: he taught ravens how to swim.

No, admittedly not actual ravens but about one-third of the roster of the Baltimore Ravens, which did not know how to swim. It all started with a video posted onto social media, in which Ravens players Marlon Humphrey, Ronnie Stanley, Kyle Hamilton and Charlie Kolar were each standing in a swimming pool single file and then dove side-to-side, later revealing the team's aquatic predicament and asking Phelps, a lifelong Ravens fan who was born in Baltimore, for his help.

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