Michael Phelps swam against a Great White Shark in an open water race Sunday, but was defeated by the fastest ocean creature Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on the TV team for PEOPLE Digital.

There, in early 2001, Michael Phelps set the first world record of his career, accomplishing the feat in the 200-meter butterfly as a 15-year-old prodigy. The night was September 19, 2000 ...