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Michael Phelps breaks 200m butterfly record
Feb 18, 2007, 11:21 GMT
Columbia, MO - American Michael Phelps broke his own world record in the 200-meter butterfly Saturday night at the Missouri Grand Prix.
Phelps' time of 1:53.71 bested his own world record of 1:53.80, which he set on August 17, 2006, at the Pan Pacific Championships. This is the fifth time he has broken the 200m fly world record.
An eight-time medal winner at the 2004 Olympics, Phelps will swim this event next month at the World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.
'I hope to go faster in a month from now, but I still have a few events I need to get ready for here,' Phelps said. 'I'm pleased with the way it went right now, and I'm confident. A lot of our practice has been focused on underwater kicking, and I know that the more kicking I do, the faster I can go. And coming off the wall well when people are getting tired is a good weapon to have. We have wanted to work on it, and it's starting to show now.'
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