Phelps sets world record, assist goes to Lochte
July 4, 2008 | 5:59
pm
OMAHA -- Michael Phelps broke his second world record of the swimming trials, this time in the 200-meter individual medley Friday, and it had striking similarities to his first one in Omaha, in the 400 IM.
On both occasions, he was pushed to the limit by runner-up Ryan Lochte.
Phelps won in 1 minute 54.80 seconds, under his mark of 1:54.98, set at the World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, last year. Lochte was second in 1:55.22.
-- Lisa Dillman
Dude, I was considered a pretty decent 200 freestyler. A 1:54 200 free would have been decent, a 1:54 200 meter IM, OMG, that is fast.
Posted by: KSam | July 04, 2008 at 07:36 PM