Michael Phelps has steadily been racking up headlines during the Rio Olympics, and not just for his record 19th gold medal win for the 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay. On Monday night, the swimmer took his game face to a whole new level while preparing for his semifinal in the 200-meter butterfly. The image of an angry-faced Phelps staring down his rival, South African swimmer Chad le Clos, quickly caught the Internet’s special attention, and with that, #PhelpsFace was born.
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Phelps came in second place in the event, but his game face was already a talking point during an interview with NBC after the race. “I was trying not to really even look at him,” Phelps said. “He does his thing and I do my thing.” The Internet, too, does its thing: Here, the funniest reactions to #PhelpsFace.