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Title: Phelps claims fourth world gold (Swimming World Championship)
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BBC
URL Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/swimming/6505767.stm
Published: Mar 29, 2007
Author: BBC
Post Date: 2007-03-29 12:28:52 by Red Jones
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Phelps claims fourth world gold American star Michael Phelps won his fourth gold at the World Championships in Melbourne on Thursday with his third world record of the week. Phelps raced home in one minute 54.98 seconds to win the men's 200m medley. Fellow American Ryan Lochte was second while Hungarian Laszlo Cseh set a European record on his way to third. There was a dead-heat in the final of the 100m freestyle as Canadian Brent Hayden and Italy's Filippo Magnini tied for gold. In a blanket finish the pair touched home in 48.43 seconds, edging out Australia's Eamon Sullivan. World record holder Pieter van den Hoogenband could only finish sixth. Leila Vaziri equalled her own world record as she won the women's 50m backstroke final in 28.16 seconds. And in the final race of the day the American quartet produced the 10th world record of the championships as they stormed to victory in the women's 4x200m freestyle. They beat the old mark by just under three quarters of a second, winning in 7:50.09, while Great Britain were nearly seven seconds behind in fifth. Australia's Jessicah Schipper held off a late challenge from American Kimberly Vandenberg to win the women's 200m butterfly final in 2:06.39. Kirsty Balfour was the stand-out British swimmer on Thursday, qualifying second fastest for the 200m breaststroke final in a time of 2:25.45. James Goddard and Gregor Tait both qualified for the final of the men's 200m backstroke but they could only post the sixth and eighth-fastest times. Francesca Halsall and Kristopher Gilchrist failed to qualify for the women's 100m freestyle and men's 200m breaststroke finals respectively. World record holder Brendan Hansen has pulled out of the men's 200m breaststroke final on Friday because of a stomach virus which left him doubled up in pain. Hansen became the most successful breaststroke swimmer in World Championship history when he retained his 100m title on Monday.
Poster Comment: Michael Phelps it seems is coming into his own now. He's about 22 years old. He may still improve for another 3-4 years. But he is now clearly the best swimmer in history. what's amazing about him is that he is absolutely excellent in all 4 strokes. He's been best in world in the individual medley for several years now. but in this meet he won individual 200 M butterfly and I think he won in the 200 M freestyle also. and he was on the US relay for 4 x 100 M freestyle that set world record. He's also super in backstroke, capable of winning in that stroke too. and he's also very excellent at breast stroke. The guy is a phenom. also, the US team in Australia is really kicking butt - both men's & women's.
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