Michael Phelps, you are supposed to be in Rio, not at a DC pool! Oh wait, that wasn’t the flesh-and-blood Michael Phelps at Banneker Pool Friday. It was a wax Michael Phelps figure courtesy of Madame Tussauds, which imported the figure from San Francisco to celebrate the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
According to a release from Madame Tussauds, “Phelps’ figure looked right at home. Children were invited to participate in swim competitions where the grand-prize winner took home free admission for a family of 4 to the famed DC attraction.” Wax Michael Phelps then returned to the museum, where he “will take his place in the attraction amongst other sports superstars,” the release says.
Andrew Beaujon joined Washingtonian in late 2014. He was previously with the Poynter Institute, TBD.com, and Washington City Paper. He lives in Del Ray.
