Michael Phelps Said He Jams Out To Skrillex Before His Biggest Races

The best swimmer ever loves a good dose of EDM before hitting the pool.

August 16, 2016

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Michael Phelps has been annihilating the competition at the Rio Olympics and he's been doing it by getting jacked to his favorite jams before each race. On an NBC Facebook Live stream the swimmer revealed that his favorite artist was Eminem (to fuel those memes) and he also listened to Skrillex and Steve Aoki before hitting the pool. Specifically, Skrillex's remix of Nero's "Promises" and Aoki and Afrojack's "No Beef" prior to winning Gold in Saturday's 4x100-meter medley relay.

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Michael Phelps Said He Jams Out To Skrillex Before His Biggest Races