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Phelps' on record track with world record swim (Urgent)
Aug 11, 2008, 3:48 GMT
Beijing - Michael Phelps' attempt to win an unprecedented eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics stayed on track Monday as Jason Lezak staged a remarkable comeback to beat Frenchman Alain Bernard with the final touch to give the US victory in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay which saw two world records.
The US team clocked 3 minutes 8.24 seconds as it slashed an astonishing 3.99 seconds off the 3:12.24 they set in Sunday's semi- finals. France swam a European record 3:08.32 minutes and Australia took bronze with 3:09.91.
Australian opening swimmer Eamon Sullivan broke the men's 100m freestyle world record with 47.24 seconds, bettering Bernard's 47.50 from March 22 in Eindhoven.
Phelps was the first US swimmer and handed over in second place to Garrett Weber-Gale.
On the last turn, the Americans were still almost one second behind the French, but Lezak pulled off his comeback feat on the final metres to give Phelps his second gold of the competition.
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