The Baltimore Ravens had some fun on social media on Tuesday with American Olympic legend Michael Phelps. The Ravens are currently in training camp at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owning Mills, Maryland, just outside of the city of Baltimore.
BaltimoreRavens.com reported that many of the Ravens players, including Ronnie Stanley, Kyle Hamilton, and Marlon Humphrey, were in the facility’s new recovery pool. Humphrey prepared a social media post on X, asking the 23-time Olympic gold medalist to help teach the Ravens how to swim. Here’s the post:
The team said, “Mr. Phelps, we have a problem. Did you know that one in three Ravens cannot swim? We have a solution for you, sir. Come to Ravens training camp and this beautiful aquatic center and teach us how to swim,” they said.
To their surprise, Michael Phelps responded to the team’s unusual request.
GettyMicheal Phelps was born in Baltimore and began swimming at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club at seven.
Michael Phelps Has a Six-Word Response for the Ravens
The Olympic legend and hometown hero responded with a simple six-word response:
“I got y’all!!! Let’s do it!!” Phelps replied.
This could all just be social media fun between the greatest Olympic swimmer of all time and the Baltimore Ravens during NFL training camp. However, social media would explode if Phelps did show up to training camp and tried to teach many of the Ravens how to swim.
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Charlie Kolar told ESPN on Wednesday that he didn’t believe that Humphrey would actually post the video to social media. “I should have known better,” Kolar said. He thought Humphrey would just send the video to Michael Phelps directly, but now it’s out there for the rest of the NFL.
Not only was Michael Phelps born in Baltimore, but he also did the vast majority of his training under Bob Bowman as a teenager. He became Bowman’s new protégé and won multiple national and international titles before dominating the Olympics in 2008, 2012, and 2016. The city also nicknamed Phelps the “Baltimore Bullet.”
GettyBaltimore named a street “Michael Phelps Way” in recognition of his achievements in 2004.
Michael Phelps is a Hometown Hero in Baltimore
During an interview with CBS News back in 2016, Michael Phelps said, That [Baltimore] is my home… That’s where I grew up. It’s where I learned how to swim,” he explained. “I look forward to going back. I look forward to seeing some Baltimore Ravens games, some Orioles games, and getting some crabs.”
While Phelps is a hometown hero to the city, he does more than just go to Baltimore Ravens and Orioles games. He participated in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” in December 2024, calling on the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee to provide proper mental health resources to struggling athletes.
“I walked into training rooms at the USOC and couldn’t get care. The athletes need to be first,” Phelps told anchor Kristen Welker. “Flat out. The ABC organizations have taken some steps in the right direction to get help and care that us athletes need. They are not doing everything they can, and that upsets me.”
Michael Phelps remains one of the great advocates for American athletes even in retirement. He may start by teaching the Baltimore Ravens how to swim. If he makes a difference in the team’s recovery, the Olympic legend could earn a Super Bowl ring in 2026.
Baltimore Ravens Make Unusual Request to Olympic Icon Michael Phelps