Gold standard: Le Clos was the big winner - taking gold in the 200m butterfly
Credit is due to Le Clos who swam a superb race to take advantage of Phelps’ poor judgement, the American gliding into the wall rather than finishing on a full stroke as has been his hallmark.
The South African won in one minute 52.96 seconds, 0.05secs ahead of Phelps with Japan’s Takeshi Matsuda third.