Don't expect an apology from Michael Phelps to TV viewers who were disappointed with his race against a simulated great white shark for a Discovery Channel Shark Week special.
The Olympic champion was bested by two seconds Sunday night in ``Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White.''
The race didn't pit Phelps against a real shark, but rather a computer-simulated fish based on data on the swimming speed of sharks.
Phelps responded to critics in a Facebook Live video Tuesday.
He notes that a shark doesn't swim in a straight line and suggested a side-by-side race with the predator impossible.
He later added that he made it clear before the show aired that he wouldn't be racing a real shark.