Twitter roasted Michael Phelps about his ‘tan in the stands’

Michael Phelps literally glowed in his appearance at the men’s college basketball championship game in Phoenix.

Professional swimmer Michael Phelps may have stolen the spotlight from both Gonzaga and North Carolina. A graduate of the University of Arizona, Phelps was conveniently located in Arizona just in time for the conclusion of this year’s March Madness tournament. But forget about Gonzaga searching for their first championship title in school history. Instead, feast your eyes on Michael Phelps, who, yet again, turned himself into a meme.

Before being pictured at the University of Phoenix Stadium, Phelps had a similar run-in with media during the most recent Olympics. That incident involved Phelps’ mean mugshot as he mentally prepared for his upcoming heat. Though it looked as if the devilish spirit grabbed hold of Phelps that day, he reassured everyone that it was interpreted the wrong way. Of course, being in a society that’s controlled by social media, Phelps simply couldn’t out-swim the comments.

And so, by fast forwarding a year post-Rio, we all find Phelps in the same boat. This time it wasn’t about his trip to the pool, but an even bigger stage in the college rankings: March Madness. It turns out that a few handy camera operators were ready to make Phelps’ life hell again. Sporting a tan that combined the orange-ish tint of the oompa loompas in Willy Wonka, Phelps made another mockery of himself and the Internet didn’t restrain itself.

Other people, like his wife Nicole, were also spotted carrying some sour faces. Speaking for Phelps in a more professional manner, he made one announcement this week that rocked the swimming world. On April Fools’ Day, he tweeted out that he is, in fact, returning to the pool in time for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Let’s all pray and hope for him that he and his skin evens out  by then.