Chad le Clos
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Chad le Clos has not been having a particularly great time at Rio. The men’s 200 meter butterfly which he was defending since London is now Michael Phelps’s.
Le Clos, who at once idolises and also talks with less reserve about Phelps than other athlete, has had a not-so-comfortable public relationship with Phelps. But with his characteristic flamboyance and explosive bursts of speed on the pool, le Clos has been having close finishes – including a silver in the men’s 100 meter butterfly.
His pre-race ritual, though, has inspired Michael Phelps to put forth a face that had taken the internet by storm. At the heats of the men’s 200 meter butterfly, while the swimmers waited in the call room, le Clos pranced about, jumping up and down and agitating a sullen Phelps who put on a stare of blood-curdling disgust in return.
In most races, le Clos follows an exuberant call room ritual with four slaps to his chest muscles.
