The Morning Swim Show, Dec. 21, 2009: Darian Townsend Talks About Breaking 200 IM World Record, Racing Michael Phelps

PHOENIX, Arizona, December 21. WORLD record holder Darian Townsend takes a break from a swim meet in Durban, South Africa, to talk about his new world record and racing Michael Phelps in today's edition of The Morning Swim Show.

Townsend looks back on his record-setting swim in the 200 IM in Berlin, why the 200 IM is his favorite event and why relays for South Africa will be a force to be reckoned with in 2012. Watch the full show in the video player below and visit Swimming World.TV for more video interviews.

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