Michael Phelps is returning to form. Let the world beware. In tonight’s 200-meter fly final at USA Nationals, Phelps won the event with a solid 1:52.94, which is just over a half a second off his US Open Record time of 1:52.20. This is an extremely positive step in Phelps’s path back to the pinnacle of swimming. Right now, he sits atop the world in the 200-meter fly with this shocking swim.
His swim would have earned him gold at the FINA World Championships in Kazan ahead of Laszlo Cseh‘s 1:53.48. Phelps nailed the race with some solid splitting as well:
Phelps: 25.14/28.26/29.59/29.95
Jack Conger positioned himself comfortably in between first and third place to take silver in 1:54.54. Pace Clark settled for bronze in 1:56.84, a half-second drop from this morning. Dakota Hodgson took fourth in 1:57.51, with Clark Smith after him at 1:57.83.
John Martens (1:58.06), Carlos Peralta Gallego (1:58.53), and Andrew Seliskar (1:59.11) closed out the final three spots in the championship final.
2015 USA Swimming Long Course Summer Nationals: Live Results – Results
Umm, who is surprised exactly?
We are not surprise because if you are a world champion you do not stop training!!
While we were sleeping my 12 year old son who is a USA Virginia told me that his Hero is Training Hard!!
undoubtedly doping
Maybe you are the dope!
Zip it!
Is this his fastest in a textile suit?