Phelps wins Olympic Men's 200m Butterfly gold in world record time
Michael Phelps won his tenth Olympic gold medal, setting a world record for the most number of Olympic golds won by a single athlete when he stormed to victory in the Men's 200m Butterfly final on Wednesday. In the process, he also set a new world record for the event at 1:52.03.
Hungary's Laszlo Cesh took silver in 1:52.70, and the bronze went to Japanese Takeshi Matsuda in 1:52.97.
Michael Phelps swims during the final.
Michael Phelps swims during the final.
Michael Phelps reacts after his win.
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This event put him halfway to his goal! I decided to write a song to commemorate his success so far. If you want, you can give it a listen here:
http://journalrhythm.blogspot.com/2008/08/michael-phelps-is-halfway-there.html
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