Caitlin Clark sees another sports icon whenever she uses her phone.
In a social media video for the NCAA ahead of the Final Four, the Iowa star shared that an image of Michael Phelps swimming is the screensaver on her phone.
“It’s pretty tough,” Clark said of the picture.
Phelps responded on social media.
“Honored!!! This is so cool!” he tweeted with a sunglasses emoji.
Clark didn’t share why Phelps’ image is her phone screensaver, but it’d be understandable if she uses his career as motivation. The legendary swimmer broke records at a young age, winning six gold medals and two bronze medals as a 19-year-old at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Four years later, Phelps broke the record for most gold medals won in an Olympic Games, winning eight in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Phelps continued his domination over the next two Summer Olympics, winning a total of nine gold medals and three silver medals. He finished his career with the most Olympic gold medals (23) and most total medals (28).
Clark has made basketball history this season. She broke Kelsey Plum‘s record for the most points scored by a Division I women’s player in February. A few weeks later, she broke Pete Maravich’s record for the most points scored by any player in Division I history.
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