Justin Bieber once gave strangers access to his pool party for recording a Michael Phelps-themed song featuring the $220 million sports icon

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Justin Bieber once gave strangers access to his pool party for recording a Michael Phelps-themed song featuring the $220 million sports icon

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Popularly known as the king of the butterfly strokes, Michael Phelps is the holder of 28 Olympic medals. The athlete retired for the second time after his remarkable performance at the Rio Olympics in 2016. While many admire him, it turns out that many big names, including Justin Bieber, are also part of his huge fandom.

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After the retirement, several fans paid tribute to the country’s ideal swimmer by tattooing his face on their arms. Meanwhile, world-famous singer Justin Bieber has agreed to be in a song dedicated to Phelps. Additionally, the video also features a cameo of 220 million iconic footballer Neymar Jr.

Justin Bieber does ‘Michael Phelps’ at his pool party

In 2016, when Phelps decided to retire, Justin’s career was at its peak. He hosted a pool party, where a rapping duo, “These White Kids,” approached the singer for a music video paying tribute to Michael Phelps.

Later, it turned out that Justin followed their YouTube videos and loved their work. Justin is also one of Phelps’ biggest fans. Overall, the Canadian singer agreed to be in the video which was shot by TWK and Nathan Groff.

The name of the song is “Michael Phelps”, which the duo made in 2016. Along with showing beauties enjoying the party, the video also focused on Justin diving deep into the pool fully clothed. Just before that, the duo added a quick clip of Brazil star Neymar to spice up the video.

Additionally, the video had Phelps’ face cut out perfectly placed over one of the dancer’s faces. Fans and subscribers liked the YouTube video and appreciated their efforts.

Although the video covered big faces like Michael Phelps and Justin Bieber, for some reason it couldn’t get massive attention. Even now, the video has 267,367 views and 3.8k likes.

Justin’s Instagram dedicated to Phelps

The legendary swimmer left a mark on swimming history given his accomplishments and countless accolades. Leaving fans stunned after showing off her jaw-dropping moves at the Olympics, the athlete announced her final retirement. On the other hand, Justin Bieber is one of those names that a music lover cannot forget.

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Justin has never stopped paying tribute to his favorite swimmer. In 2019, the singer once posted a video of himself swimming and mentioned it in the caption, writing “Michael Phelps these for you

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He flooded the comments section with several comments, acknowledging Justin’s love for Phelps. In addition, his backs are the ones that have caught the most attention.

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