Michael Phelps wore a hood and headphones before his 200-meter butterfly semifinal race, but it was his intense "death stare" that sent the internet into a frenzy Monday night.

Michael Phelps unwittingly became social media’s meme of moment Monday night prior to the 200 meter butterfly Olympics semifinals in Rio. Shrouded in his hooded USA jacket and large headphones ...

The hoodie headphones and death stare combination captured the internet’s imagination, as McKayla Maroney and Ashley Wagner had before, lighting up Twitter with memes. Michael Phelps. #Olympics ...

Michael Phelps' Game Face Is the Stuff of Meme Dreams The most decorated Olympian in history certainly knows how to get his head in the game By Samantha Schnurr Aug 09, 2016 12:19 PM ...

The game face that Michael Phelps put on before his 200 meter butterfly semi-finals on Monday night was hilarious and terrifying. It instantly turned into the greatest meme of the Rio Olympics (so ...

Michael Phelps' game face spawned the best meme of the Olympics since McKayla Maroney's unimpressed face of 2012. His staredown of South African rival Chad le Clos before the 200-meter butterfly ...