To have lost a race, such as a swim meet, by an incredibly small margin by someone's final burst, such as when Michael Phelps won the 100 meter fly by .01 seconds in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
by Mateo123456789 August 18, 2008
to win by an extraordinary margin; to get money by way of your winnings. applicable to all sports, not only swimming(which shouldn't count as a sport anyway)
by Hop Bloc September 13, 2008
Getting badly beaten in a race, prior to which you publicly taunted the winner by shadow-boxing in front of him on TV.
by GetWellKatelynn August 12, 2016
by JoD77 August 17, 2008
If you can acheive an orgasim in less than 30 seconds, there by beating your partner or partners. They have been "Phelpsed."
by ClementsCustoms August 16, 2008
I thought I was going to win the Tour de France, only to be phelpsed by that idiot Lance Armstrong.
I knew I would be phelpsed when I saw him enter the pool, he is the best swimmer in the world.
I knew I would be phelpsed when I saw him enter the pool, he is the best swimmer in the world.
by Damon Mork August 25, 2008
To push away hard and then turn around and go in the opposite direction (like a swimmer at the edge of the pool)
by BonnGirlz March 21, 2017