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The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 14–16 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1]U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps set a new Olympic record of 50.58 to defend his title in the event, edging out Serbia's Milorad Čavić (50.59) by one hundredth of a second (0.01).
The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 11–13 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1]U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps blasted a new world record of 1:52.03 to defend his title in the event, and more importantly, claim his fourth Olympic gold, tenth career, and twelfth overall medal.
In his second event, the 200-meter butterfly, Phelps easily won with a time of 1:52.76, 0.88 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. [170] In his third event, the 100-meter butterfly, Phelps won with a world-record time of 50.22. [171] Phelps (center) before the start of the 200-meter butterfly semi-final during 2009 FINA World Championships
Michael Phelps United States: 22 July 2003: World Championships: Barcelona, Spain: 42 1:53.80 Michael Phelps United States: 17 August 2006: Pan Pacific Championships: Victoria, Canada: 43 1:53.71 Michael Phelps United States: 17 February 2007: Missouri Grand Prix Columbia, United States: 44 1:52.09 Michael Phelps United States: 28 March 2007 ...
All told, Phelps' 23 gold medals account for an astounding 82.1% of his all-time Olympic medal count. Perhaps more impressively, Phelps won at least four gold medals in four straight Olympics ...
Leading from the start, Schooling defeated the field of experienced sprinters, including all-time medal leader and his personal hero Phelps, to establish a new Olympic record of 50.39 for a gold-medal triumph. [4] [5] Schooling did not only erase Phelps' eight-year-old record by 0.19 seconds, but also produced the fastest time of the event in ...
The Rio Olympics may be a swansong for Michael Phelps but the American swimming great is showing no signs of going gentle into the night. Michael Phelps ready to reclaim that lost butterfly gold ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer MESA, Ariz. (AP) -- Returning to swimming after a 20-month retirement, Michael Phelps is easing back into the sport he once dominated by racing one of his best events.