United States’ Michael Phelps competes in a men’s 200-meter butterfly swimming heat at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Monday.
(Lee Jin-man/AP)
U.S. star Michael Phelps qualifies fifth fastest for 200 fly
Michael Phelps opened defence of his Olympic title in the 200-metre butterfly with the fifth-fastest qualifying time in the preliminaries Monday.
Phelps has yet to have the quickest time in the morning heats at the London Games four years after he won a record eight gold medals in Beijing.
He finished third in his heat at 1 minute, 55.53 seconds, trailing Dinko Jukic of Austria and U.S. teammate Tyler Clary to the wall.
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No matter what happens in these games, he’s still one of the most amazing swimmers of all time.
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