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At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, Phelps won four gold medals, two silver medals, and broke five world records. [54] Phelps broke his first world record on July 22 in the semi-finals for the 200-meter butterfly. Phelps swam a 1:53.93 to break his own world record of 1:54.58 set in 2001 and became the first man to swim under 1:54.00. [55]
Ryan Murphy broke the men's 100 m backstroke world record in the final of the men's 4×100 m medley relay. ^ Sarah Sjöström broke the Olympic record in semifinal 2 of the women's 50 m freestyle. ^ Regan Smith broke the women's 100 m backstroke Olympic record in the final of the women's 4×100 m medley relay.
On Friday, at the world championships, American swimmer Caeleb Dressel topped Phelps' 10-year-old record in the 100-meter butterfly, posting a time of 49.50, beating Phelps' previous record of 49.82.
The world records in swimming are ratified by World Aquatics ... Michael Phelps (47.51) Garrett Weber-Gale (47.02) Cullen Jones (47.65) Jason Lezak (46.06)
That beat Phelps’ previous world record mark of 4:03.84, which he set at the 2008 Beijing Games. “That was insane, one of the most painful things I’ve done,” Marchand said, via Reuters.
Katie Ledecky won her 16th individual swimming world title, breaking Michael Phelps' record.
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 ...
Phelps made history with his debut at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where at the age of 15 he became the youngest male U.S. swimmer to qualify for the Olympics in 68 years, There, he competed in the ...