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UNTAPPED with Spencer Matthews

12 Jun 2025 · 1m

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Racing An Olympic Swimmer...BUT He's Dressed As a Chicken

In short

A playful “Untapped challenge” in which the host races Olympic swimmer Tom Dean in his home pool, with the twist that Dean wears a full-body chicken costume.

Guest backgrounds

Tom Dean is an Olympic gold medal–winning swimmer.

Key claims

The host says they did not beat Dean in the race; the challenge is framed as entertaining and unusual rather than competitive.

Notable examples

The episode’s central example is the home-pool race while Dean is dressed as a chicken, presented as the main event viewers should watch on YouTube or Spotify.

Guests

Tom Dean (Olympic gold medal swimmer).

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0:01If you're hearing this instead of watching it, then you're missing out. I recently took on Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Tom Dean in our latest untapped challenge in his home pool. Did I beat him? Well, no. But what if he wore a full body chicken costume? If you want to see what happened, head over to YouTube or Spotify right now to watch the full video.

From the publisher

What happens when Olympic gold medalist Tom Dean agrees to race us in the pool...dressed as a full-blown chicken?


We challenged Tom Dean - one of the fastest swimmers on the planet — to a race with a twist: a ridiculous chicken costume. Can world-class talent overcome aerodynamic disaster? Can we finally beat an Olympian if he’s flapping around like poultry? Only one way to find out…


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