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The king of swimming, Micheal Phelps dropped an adorable reaction for Spanish tennis legend, Rafael Nadal. Nadal was spotted pulling off an incredible stunt in the swimming pool. Like his unbelievable tennis skills, Nadal surprised his fans with his amazing brilliance in swimming as well. In this recent achievement of Nadal, Micheal Phelps complimented this Spaniard tennis legend.

Nadal’s return to professional tournaments after his operation has not been good. However, this tennis legend is still indomitable and that is shown through his recent swimming demonstration. Now that even Phelps complimented him, there is no doubt that Rafael Nadal is a part of true tennis elites.

Micheal Phelps left surprised by Rafael Nadal’s great swimming prowess

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Spanish tennis stalwart Rafael Nadal recently dropped a clip on his official Instagram profile. In this clip, Nadal is spotted swimming underwater from the pool’s edge to the other one without once pulling his head out of the pool to breathe. Now Nadal’s swimming skills have left his fans completely in awe. Among many compliments, one significant one was from Micheal Phelps, who is a legend in the sport. Phelps commented-“Hell yeah! ” 

 

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Micheal Phelps’s comment truly overwhelmed Nadal’s fans. After all, it is not a mere thing to receive a compliment from a legendary Olympia gold-medalist swimmer like Micheal Phelps. However, Looking at Nadal’s skill, it was understood that Phelps’s comment was no exaggeration.

Fans went crazy over Micheal Phelps’s compliment for Rafael Nadal’s swimming skills

After Phelps’s comment fans went crazy and expressed their happiness through their comments. One fan wrote- “2 goats.” Another Nadal fan was spotted asking Phelps how good it is for a tennis player to pull off such a stunt. He commented- “no bad for a tennis 🎾 player eh?!”

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Fans expressed how they tried to hold their breaths and realized how difficult it is to copy Nadal’s swimming skills. He said- “I actually held my breath with him, almost made it.

But I wasn’t even swimming. Beautiful Nadal.” People considered him as one of the best athletes- “The best athlete!” A world-class freediver from France, Arnaud Jerald jokingly said that after watching Nadal’s brilliant swimming talent, he thinks he has to retire soon if the Spaniard legend starts freediving. Jerald wrote- “@rafaelnadal if you start freediving, I think I will retire soon 😂”

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Micheal Phelps’s comment on Rafael Nadal’s swimming clip melted the fans’ hearts. Moreover, Nadal fans were delighted to see their favorite tennis star receiving compliments from a swimming legend and Olympic gold medalist.

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