Michael Phelps is not just a name to sports fans worldwide. Such is his stature that anyone with an inkling of interest in the sporting industry knows this beast of a man. Born in 1985, in Baltimore, Maryland, Phelps began his swimming career at seven and had already competed in his first Olympics by age 15. 

The GOAT of swimming is also quite famous among his followers for his active social media presence, tweeting and sharing often. So, no wonder when Phelps swam in his last Olympics in 2016, his fans decided to flood Twitter with some hilarious reactions. 

When Michael Phelps fans took over Twitter

In August 2016, while the Rio Olympics was in full swing, the Twitterati went wild. Because it wasn’t only the grand Olympics, it was Michael’s last Olympics before he officially hung up his gear. In the tribute to Michael’s legendary reign over the pool, people shared their views about him. The tweets ranged from commemoratory to hilarious and even lightly sarcastic opinions. Safe to say, the social world loved them, giving an acceptable reaction to most of them. 

But, these were not all. Some tweets took a jab at some of the mistakes that the legendary swimmer made in the past. Like, one tweet read, “The lesson I choose to take away from Michael Phelps is that if you smoke w**d you will win 20 gold medals.” But some were also quite wholesome. Like one that read, “Michael Phelps not staying at the Olympic village, he’s living with his people beneath the sea.”

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Fans of Phelps go berserk with their tweets

Fans shared their best thoughts over Phelps, although it is hard to say whether Phelps himself ever saw these silly tweets or not, those who did, enjoyed themselves. 

This edit got people laughing on the floor, as did the next one. This next tweet got a whopping 13.3k reactions!

One fan decided to congratulate Phelps by sharing a throwback picture of him signing an autograph. To which fans commented, “Literally the cutest photo I’ve seen all week.”

Fans surely got creative, comparing suction marks with medal marks.

Fans rooted for Phelps a plethora of thoughts. But not without some witty tweets.

Fans had fun comparing a serious-looking Phelps sitting in a hoodie to the star wars character. There were also a few lighthearted political jokes thrown around as well.

But, fans, in the end, were not scared to poke some fun at themselves. Like this one tweet.

The interactions of Phelps with his fans are always sweet. He frequently takes to social media to update fans about his latest endeavors. Being in the public eye from a young age sometimes fares difficult for athletes. But it was never the case for Phelps. Fans perhaps love him more for this.

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