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  • Someone Edited Chad Le Clos’ Wikipedia In An Unbelievably Nasty Way

    10 Aug 2016 by Kiernan in Olympic Games, Sport
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    He may have grabbed silver in the men’s 200 metre freestyle, a surprise to most who follow swimming, but it was the men’s 200 metre butterfly duel with Michael Phelps that had everyone licking their lips.

    Alas it was not to be, Chad coming in fourth and Phelps romping to gold, and it wasn’t long before Wikipedia got in on the act.

    Take a look at the bit highlighted in blue below:

    chadwiki

    Ouch. In case you’re struggling to see straight after a hectic long weekend it reads as follows:

    He died by the hands of Michael Phelps, being literally blown out of the water by the greatest American since Abraham Lincoln.

    Looks like another case of an American not understanding the meaning of the word ‘literally’, but they’re right about Phelps’ dominance.

    And then there’s that nickname:

    chadwiki4

    Still, he got off lighter than old Oscar (HERE).

    We’ll leave you with Phelps celebrating gold medal number 20, although he was to win number 21 before the night was over.

    chadwiki3

    [source:cbs]

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