Correction for the speed of Michael Phelps
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How fast is 0.0099 miles per second?
It's about eight times as fast as Michael Phelps
The speed of Michael Phelps is about 0.001207 miles per second.
(at the Beijing Olympics, 2008; 200 m freestyle) (a.k.a. Michael Fred Phelps) (swimmer; 1985-)
Setting a world record, Michael Phelps swam the 200 m freestyle in 1:42.96 for an average speed of 0.001207 miles per second. Phelps would go on to win nine gold medals individually in the 2008 Olympics - more than all but eight of the competing nations.